Posted on 11/12/2004 11:21:54 AM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
Hey there, GOP-activist Freepers - This is no time to rest on our laurels and take it easy! Let's start going for that filibuster-proof 60+ vote majority in the Senate in 2 years. (Who knows how many Soopreems might retire after the midterm elections?)
Here are the Democrat Senators facing re-election in 2006:
In states that Bush won:
In states that Bush lost:
How many of these can be picked off 2 years from now? If you live in any of these states, tell us, are your state GOP parties doing anything about encouraging popular local politicians to run? If so, and if any of us live near these candidates, maybe we can volunteer to help some of them starting very soon. Two years is a very short time for a US Senate campaign!
And if these candidates are cash-starved, say something about it here on FR. A lot of us wouldn't mind investing a little money now to help a little snowball get rolling down a mountainside, aimed right at a democRAT Senator at the bottom!
Do any of the incumbents have scandals in their recent past? If so, are there any conservative state-wide 527's out there buying ads to keep hammering away at the sleaziness of these Senators? And if so, are any of these 527's starved for money?
And speaking of exposing scandals to the light, don't forget what a few $$ donated to the SwiftBoat Vets 527 managed to do!!
Let's not bite off too much at one time, though. A 60+ filibuster-proof majority in 2006 will be fine. In 2008 we'll be aiming at a 67-vote majority that's good for constitutional amendments (such as something that will reign in the activist judiciary once and for all time).
Not if this decision on Specter is any indicating. Any Republican that is under even the smallest of DNC contriversy is dumped like a hot potatoe. Here the voters that put the Republicans in power are complaining about Specter and Frist still can't decide what to do with he. We need a majority leader that possesses a pair of testicles. These vagina leaders are absolutely worthless!
Senator Bill "Empty Suit" Nelson can be knocked off in Florida if the Pubbies give us a good candidate to work with. Would love to see Jeb Bush run!!! He would destroy Nelson with one hand tied behind his back!!! Jeb, please give us a top grade candidate. I can't stand this phoney piece of vermin, Bill Nelson, that poses as a moderate and votes lock-step with the liberal, Democrat scum!!!
Considering how poorly Jones did against Boxer (about 44 percent was it?), I don't think Feinstein has much to worry about.
There are a surprising number of potential pickups from among the Blue-state Democrats.
HI Sen. Daniel Akaka may retire
WA Sen. Maria Cantwell is just a bundle of scandal and ineffectiveness; She outspent her opponent 2:1, and won by only 2,000 votes. Then went nearly bankrupt.
NY Sen. Hillary Clinton could easily lose to Hizzonnah
WI Sen. Dayton is about as popular as athlete's foot in an Italian wine press.
MA Sen. Teddy Kennedy may retire; if so, Mitt Romney could grab that seat.
CT Sen. Joe Lieberman could retire.
NJ Sen. Corzine won only 50-47 against an opponent that he outfunded $63M to $6M.
Things could even get interesting for Jim Jeffords (VT). I am sure the whole "independent" thing is wearing thin. They did elect a Republican governor, again. If a Democrat runs against him, he could have real problems getting re-elected. Or will he retire? He will be 72 years old.
Among Republicans, I don't see many challenges. Snowe, Chafee and Santorum are the only blue-state Senators. Dems won't fund much of a challenge against Snowe or Chafee I expect, and if they do, big deal. Santorum would be a togh loss, but I think in off-years, PA is really a red state. Jim Talent will probably be a target. Potential retirees (Lott, Hatch, and Lugar) are all from uber-red states.
OOps.. Dayton is from MN. I was thinking Kohl's, not Target for a second there. :^)
You are sooo correct. The people are delusional with respect to the fact that a TRUE conservative agenda would be accomplished with your 99. 1st they would never allow it to get to the point of having to adopt it because to the people that really run America this would not be to their advantage. Let's see here what happens with Spenctor. I believe that he will follow his true RINO colors. Let's see what GW does about ILLEGALS & how he will go against the will of the people on this. I'll try to be optimistic.
I had the privilege of meeting Congressman Kennedy while campaining in Minnesota a few weeks ago. He would make a fine Senator for Minnesota. How long has he been in Congress?
Governor Pawlenty seemed to be a down to Earth guy as well, but as young as he is I doubt he wants to leave his position just yet to go to Washington.
One thing is for sure, with Senator Coleman and those above, Minnesota is represented well.
The main thing is, just keep it to no more than 2 or 3, and then in 2008, with a good candidate and more opportunities for pickups, we will get back into the 55 or more range. Long term, the GOP will get to 60, but I don't think that time is yet. We'll see; it's to early to even be talking about this.
Romney is rumored to be running for President in 2008. Stepping out of the governor's mansion after one term to run a risky Senate race in ultra-liberal Massachusetts is not the best strategy to go about that. He'll have a tough enough re-election fight on his hands in 2006 as it is.
If he decides to run for President in 2008, then you are correct: it would not make sense to run for Senate in 2006. And being a popular governor from a liberal state, I could see why the speculation, but you have to admit, it is a big "if." However, he may also relish the oportunity to vote on a pro-life issue like judicial nominations without formally declaring himself pro-life.
I also agree that a Senate run is iffy. But keep in mind he nearly beat Teddy in 1994. He could do much better in an open seat. And as you correctly state, a 2nd term as governor would be a tough fight also.
You both don't understand Washington.
The reason the Republicans have been so timid is that there has been a liberal majority in the Senate: 49 Democrats, plus Specter, Snowe, Collins and Chafee. There have been only 47 conservatives: 46 Republicans plus Miller.
Thanks to the most recent election, there are now 51 conservatives.
Of course, anything less than 60 presents a problem.
I will be extremely amazed
IF
we avoid WWIII in 2006
or
if not WWIII, at least major attacks by China and Russia and the emergence of the evil world leader.
I am even more skeptical that we'll have another successful and remotely fair, honest national Presidential election in 4 years.
Whether we could have the congressional election in 2006 seems very up in the air.
Anyway--would sure want an abundance of conservative, God fearing people to be voted in. I just think life and the nation and world are going to be very, very, very different by summer 2006.
Kennedy will never lose. He's in the Senate until he kicks the bucket.
2008 is a much tougher year than 2006. In 2006, if we get 50%+ , or 17 out of 33 seats, we will gain 2 seats. In 2008, if we do only that well, we will lose 4.
It is typical to lose Senate seats in a president's 6th year, because the president often had coattails. Reagan had 12 Senators ride his coattails. 8 of them lost re-election. Said one party bigwig: "If we had known we were going to win so many races, we would've fielded better candidates." Bush did not have coattails. Quite the contrary, he lost FIVE seats by running as a liberal, the worst performance ever for a president just getting elected. So who's he going to lose?
No, not really. Collins's a RINO like Snowe.
Forgot to mention, I think Snowe will retire to be with her RINO husband.....
Odds are, Corzine wins the statehouse and appoints Rob Andrews, Bob Menendez, or Steve Rothman -- all NJ libDem Reps. Probably Menendez if his scandels stay buried. Depressing, but likely
He spent sixty million on a Senate seat and he's not enjoying it. My heart bleeds
Not really, I love the smell of schadenfreude.
Yeah, but they would scarcely have many of the advantages of an incumbent. They might be better off with no visible ties to the gobnah's office.
The idea is great, the reality is the obtuseness and stupidity of MA voters who would never vote the Senate Drunk and criminal (manslaughter) out of office. They wallow in all things Kennedy in spite of all the evidence that accurately paints that evil family as immoral morons.
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