Posted on 11/04/2010 5:54:24 AM PDT by markomalley
Brown and McKaskill should be easy pick ups.
I worry that we’ve created gridlock, which is good, but people don’t realize that we can’t do much except throw a wrench in the gears of the dem machine. In other words, I hope the tide doesn’t shift again in 2012. By then Obama could start getting credit for any gains the economy makes, and if he and other dems run on that, they might buy it again. Americans have short memories.
>> Nobody knows what the climate will be in 2012.
Listen to Glenn Beck!! He knows!!!!
People need to be reminded about 2006-2008 that Pelosi & Reid were already the leaders of the Congress.
I don’t think we’ll ever get rid of Barney!
Hopefully they will feel the pressure when Congress repeals “obamacare” and extends the Bush Tax cuts...
What a bitter old bastard, whining about Republican campaigns and the Herald. He's so damned self-righteous.
It'll be fun to hear him be miserable for two years.
I cant wait! Fight on!!!!!!
Because we won on Tuesday, felons won’t be voting in 2012. That’s a right big wrench in their gears!
McCaskill was just on Fox and Friends being interviewed about Ike Skelton losing. She started whining about people already focusing on 2012. She was very snippy about it. Bwahahaha, Claire—2012 will be here before you know it, and then it’s your turn!
Solid shots: MO, ND, FL, NE, MT, PA
Possible (depending on candidate): WV, MI, MN, NM, WI
No shot (cesspools): HI, MD, DE, CA, NJ, WA
On the GOP side, Scott Brown is the only unsure seat.
I don’t care who gets the credit. Its in the Democrats interest to fix the economy. But if they don’t cooperate, they will lose in 2012. Dingy Harry has it exactly backwards. The only question left is whether the Democrats want to maintain the policies that wiped them out this year.
Scott Brown got elected in a “wave year.” Personally, I think he’s good as as gone if the Democrats run a strong candidate against him.
What happens to Lieberman?
Is he seeking another term?
If he is, he is not likely to win again as an independent.
He can’t win a Democrat primary.
If Lieberman wants any chance for another term, he has to switch and run as a Republican.
And probably lose anyway.
Lieberman will either retire or he will lose. The Democrats don’t want him. His seat is a likely Dem pickup.
Excellent analysis. I think the best plan for the next two years is for the Republican House to start bringing up bills for a full vote, and force the Democrats to vote against commons sense solutions time and time again. Force the (P)resident to veto legislation over and over and over again.
Yes, it results in gridlock which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how things go for the next two years. But by the time 2012 gets here the Democrats could be shown to be the obstructionists and lead to even more house cleaning.
I also expect a lot of Senators and long term Representatives to retire rather than fight another long nasty campaign. I think you’ll start hearing those announcements as we get into next year and the filing deadlines for various states.
The bottom line here is that now is the time to start identifying those local candidates to challenge these Democrats. Senate races take time and money, so Tea Party activists should start identifying conservative candidates that they can support right now. Save the money you normally contribute to the National parties, and get it directly into the hands of the local candidates you support.
Alternatively he says :
Additionally, Republicans could always be doomed on pocketbook issues. If the economy rebounds, President Obama could be credited in the eyes of some voters. If it stays sluggish, voters could blame the GOP. The top three Senate Democrats launched a strategy on that front on Wednesday, putting Republicans on notice that they expected cooperation now that the minority party is more powerful.
We have made the message very clear that we want to work with Republicans, said Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). If theyre unwilling to work with us, theres not a thing we can do about that, but the American people can see that like a very slow curveball.
Unlike 2006 and 2008 elections which were hopeless I think Republicans have a great shot at crushing Democrats again in 2012. I hope so, watching four years of Republican decline (2005-2008) was painful. Right now Republicans are in a pretty good position to make Democrats pay for anything they want passed, 'pay' meaning make them pass and Obama sign stuff we want. And force them to vote on stuff unpopular with liberal base. Already Maddow Schultz and Olbermann and complaining about Obama and Reid saying they want to work with Republicans.
Wouldn’t put NJ in the same class as those others. By the way, what about the other 5 seats?
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