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[Diddle E. Squat]

What makes me guess that the interviewed "expert", a political professor, is a Democrat?

[Howlin]

I'm not buying this.

[Windom Earle]

More so than any other year, turnout is going to be key in 2002. There is a range where the final numbers will fall. Where they fall will likely depend on who does the best job at turning out the troops.

In 1994, with the old districts, that did not favor the GOP, the Republicans still came within an eyelash of taking the Senate (and dumping Basnight!). The final tally was 26 to 24, and that's the way it stood for two years.

The House ended up 68 to 52, Republican, that year.

Soooo....with better districts, it's doable. I personally don't think the Senate is likely this year, but the margin will at least narrow.

The House will most likely go Republican.

[mykdsmom]

I got a phone call last night from someone conducting a "political survey". They told me it would only take 7 min to complete so I agreed.

Question #1: Do you plan on voting in the Primary election on Sept 10th? Of course being the good conservative citizen and FReeper that I am I said YES!

Question #2: Do you plan on voting for a Repub or Dem candidate? When I answered Republican suddenly the survey ended real quick.

MKM

[Phantom Lord]

"It will be payback time," said Ted Arrington, a political science professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. "And if you think that partisanship is bad now, just wait until after the elections."

I totally disagree. As with the US House and Seante under GOP control, the NC republicans will continue to be spineless weasels who just want to be liked and to 'get along'.

Elected republicans wouldn't know how to be partisan if their mothers lives depended on it.

And if by chance the GOP gained control of the state house and senate, they would do nothing to put even the smallest dent in the states $38 BILLION budget.

Yes, i typed $38 BILLION! It is NOT a typo. Sure, the state budget that is reported is around $16 Billion, but that does NOT include FEDERAL dollars that come to the state for highways and other federally funded, in total or partially, projects.

Who here honestly thinks that GOP control in this state would do a damn thing to reduce the budget? Not me.