If these trends continue, Republicans could gain 60 seats in the House

Hotair ^ | 09/13/2010 | Patrick Ishmael

[Perdogg]

How do we need to take back the House, 31?

[K-oneTexas]

Any thing is possible.

The real question is ... if the Republicans win back control of the House and/or the senate have they learned enough to keep it?

Have they learned what the American public wants and not what Republican politicians want?

[Jim Noble]

The GOP has plenty of time to f*** it up.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: How do we need to take back the House, 31?

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Actually we need 39 to take back the house.

[Perdogg]

thank you!

[SeekAndFind]

EDIT TO ADD :

We’ll need 10 to take back the Senate, which most observers consider to be a longshot.

Of course, with RINO’s like Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and others, we probably need at least 15 to make the Senate REALLY conservative, but I can dream can’t I?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: The real question is ... if the Republicans win back control of the House and/or the senate have they learned enough to keep it?

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Regarding the Senate, most people think that we have 41 Republicans in the Senate.

In REALITY, we have LESS than that.

Too many RINO’s occupying the Senate.

In effect, we really have LESS THAN 40 Republicans in the Senate.

I don’t count Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Lindsay Graham, Scott Brown ( yes, the so-called Massachusetts Miracle) and others as REAL Republicans.

[GonzoGOP]

Of course, with RINO’s like Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and others, we probably need at least 15 to make the Senate REALLY conservative, but I can dream can’t I?

Sure why not, I got called a pessimist because I didn't think we could go 19 for 19 in the senate to get a filibuster proof majority. We need 31 and 10. Everything after that is just icing on the cake. I would consider it a major victory just to control of the House by 5-10 seats and 41 Solid conservatives in the Senate. That way the RINOs can't back stab us and to a Jeffords/Spectre.

[ChildOfThe60s]

The real question is ... if the Republicans win back control of the House and/or the senate have they learned enough to keep it?

Have they learned what the American public wants and not what Republican politicians want?

I don't believe so. I think we are going to have to get and stay VERY FORCEFUL from 11/3 on. I believe that until the GOP is seriously intimidated by conservatives, they will say anything and continue to do as they please.

[nbenyo]

I doubt this.
Obama seems to have hit his floor.
It seems a lot of promising GOP candidates are floundering and may not seal the deal.
Several Dem’s though to be goners are now coming back in the polls: Teague, Titus, Herseth-Sandlin, Shea-Porter, etc.
Other races expected to be tight are not tight yet: Boucher, Minnick, Chandler, Kissel.

[SeekAndFind]

Dick Morris was asked regarding the Nevada race where Harry Reid is neck and neck with Sharon Angle.

In many polls he is leading by one or two points.

However, Morris makes one observation which he claims ( don’t look at me, look at him ) has never failed in past prediction efforts.... when an incumbent with HUGE NAME RECOGNITION like Reid fails to go above the 45 or 46% level ( as he is now ), historically, most of the other 4% to 5% GO for THE CHALLENGER COME ELECTION DAY.

Why ? Because it is an indicator of WEAK SUPPORT or NEGATIVE VIEWS from the undecideds or those who are independents.

Reid has for the past month in ANY POLL, failed to go above 45%.

We shall see if Dick Morris is right ....

[GonzoGOP]

They are Republicans just not Conservatives. And it is the 41 conservatives we need. At last count there will be six RINOs in the Senate, assuming McCain will be returning. So we need to pick up six seats with capital “C” Conservatives to lock things up. One of the likely pickup seats will be Illinois, but Kirk just adds One more RINO so that doesn't help. However the deRINOfication of Alaska, Utah and Florida will help the cause quite a bit. So we need a total pick up of 7 total counting Illinois to make the Senate "Safe".

If Castle gets knocked out in Delaware, even if that means we don't pick up the seat, it will go a long way towards keeping the other RINOs in line. The threat of serious primary challenges has a way of focusing the mind of those who lack real convictions. So while the people of Delaware sticking to principle might cost us one vote, it will likely firm up six or seven. A decent trade in most books.

[Oldpuppymax]

We’ll need at LEAST that many to override the RINO vote!!!

[mojitojoe]

I like Angle a lot but sheesh, we really, really needed to get rid of Reid. I hope we are not making huge mistakes by electing candidates that can’t beat these bastard Dems.

[vicar7]

I would bet it will be closer to 100 than it is 60.

[NoRedTape]

"Actually we need 39 to take back the house."

Thanks. That's my pet peeeeeeeeeeve with many news articles, it doesn't mention WHAT we need to win, etc. Friggin' reporters neglect to put in the most important facts in so many articles of this kind. Drivs me nuts.

[SeekAndFind]

See here :

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/39-Seats-Away-Republicans-Hungry-to-Take-Back-the-House-4829

TITLE : 39 Seats Away: Republicans Hungry to Take Back the House

[BibChr]

Ah. I misread that as “gain 60 seats in the Senate.”

Which would give us like 103 or something.

Which would be nice.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I would bet it will be closer to 100 than it is 60.

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You my friend, are a SUPER-OPTIMIST. I need to be around guys like you to cheer my day up :)