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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.
Hopefully they will feel the pressure when Congress repeals “obamacare” and extends the Bush Tax cuts...
I cant wait! Fight on!!!!!!
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.
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.
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 they’re unwilling to work with us, there’s 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.
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This article explains one reason why the Democrats will never allow the current President to be their nominee.
They just can’t risk having another election like this one.
By not winning as big as expected (to some pundits) Pres. Obama and the Dems think they continue on as normal. They don't think that America is ‘that’ upset with them. This response of no change will cause Americans to stay angry or even get more angry. If this continues I believe we will definitely keep the house in 2012 (probably picking up even more seats. Maybe not as much as 2010, but still a lot).
I also think that the lack of understanding by Pres Obama and the Dems will give us the Senate in 2012. We were close in 2010 and picked up 6 (maybe 7) seats. I believe more Dem seats are up in 2012 and we could probably pick up enough to get a majority.
That leaves us with the Presidency. This one will be extremely tough. I see no easy road with this regardless of how He preforms. But, If He ignores America enough there might be a chance we can win the Presidency as well (only if we run a good candidate of course).
With all this being said, you can see that if it plays out like this we could possibly have complete control of Congress and the Presidency in 2012. This would give us free reign to repeal Obamacare and stop spending completely.
There you go folks. This is my reasons (at least to myself) why it's a good thing that we didn't absolutely destroy them (we did destroy them, I know. I'm talking +100 house +10 Senate) election. I wanted the house and the senate Tues. I was furious on Wednesday that we did not get both. Thinking it over and praying about it, this is what I see could happen as a result of the results. Take it for what it's worth, but count me optimistic.
Of that list, the only senator who could be considered in a “dangerous” position is Brown, who represents Massachusetts, a blue state.
I disagree a bit with the author. I think Ensign is vulnerable due to potential fallout from that scandal, and Corker might be a little vulnerable simply because he won by a razor-thin margin in 2006 and hasn't really been a prominent figure in the Senate.
If the House does nothing about voter fraud it is two steps forward one back.. maybe two back..
Electorate was dumb enough to give control of congress to the democrats in 2006—let them keep control and elect Obama in 2008
GOP took congress in 94 and Clinton won in 96
GOP never got the message out that the economic crisis was caused by the democrats and never fought back when Bush was accused of botching the Katrina fiasco again the democrat governor and mayors fault
And the GOP behind BUSH acted like liberal big spenders
Unless there are changes the boob public can just as easily lose their minds again in 2012
Reid is full of himself after his win. Sorry, Harry, you guys still control the WH and the Senate. As long as Republicans do a good job of taking their case to the American people - never a sure thing - it is the Dems that will be in trouble in 2012.
I want that useless rubber stamp by the name of Jim Webb to lose in 2012.