Posted on 10/24/2010 8:13:07 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
The question around Washington today is not whether Nov. 2 will be a difficult day for the Democrats who control Congress, but rather how bad it will be.
Increasingly, it looks like the answer depends on which chamber of Congress you're following.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report now estimates that more than 90 Democratic House seats are potentially in play; on the Republican side of the aisle, it estimates that only nine appear in jeopardy. As a result, most leading forecasters say it is more likely that Republicans will win the 39 House seats they need to take control.
On the Senate side, however, the battle has narrowed to a handful of true nail-biters in Nevada, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Colorado - all of which are likely to stay close to the end.
It would take a sweep of nearly all of them, improbable but not impossible, for the Republicans to pick up the 10 seats they need to gain control of the chamber. At this point, it's possible that Democrats will end up losing only three or four seats, and they will count that as a good night.
If these trends hold - if the Republicans do gain the House without also taking control of the Senate - that would represent a historic anomaly: Not since the election of 1930 has the House changed hands without the Senate following suit.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
After Nov. 2, it's back to business, and time is short. They only have 6-8 weeks to ram through all the Marxist legislation they can and steer all the money they can out of the treasury and into liberals' hands. Probably stop up all the toilets with tissue before they go, too. It's the political equivalent of Russia's "scorched earth policy".
After January they'll be busy, too, obstructing any legislation the Repubs try to get through the house, and blaming all the troubles they caused on the Tea Party ("Someone to blame besides Bush, yeah!").
They'll get another opportunity, they know. Meantime, can you say "Hudna"?
I agree, Right Angler, that a few Rat Senators who weren’t expected to lose...will. The October surprise will be revealed on Nov. 2.
I plan to make a night of it, in front of the TV, with FreeRepublic on my laptop . . . watching the results come in.
It should be a very late night . . . oh what fun!!!
And don’t miss the comments on that post. ABC no less.
They are losing more then 3-4 seats in the Senate. LOL
I thought there would be a slowdown of the voter tidal wave about to hit the Dems but all I see is the wave growing larger.
At this point, it’s possible that Democrats will end up losing only three or four seats, and they will count that as a good night.
Laughable WaPo
It can’t here fast enough in my opinion
Time to send these red sons of bitches back underground.
I hope not--and still hope that O'Donnell can pull an upset...again.
This Obama kool aid drinker keeps spreading the kool aid where ever she lands.
It didn't change hands in the 1931-33 election.
The GOP held a two seat control in the House
You have to go back to 1916 for an election when only the House changed hands. Sen.Dem GOP Dem/Gop 19311933 47 48 1 - 216 218 http://arts.bev.net/roperldavid/politics/congress.htm
MSNBC election coverage will be fun to watch.
Did you see the promo they have set up for election night? Begins at 5 pm EST with Maddow, Matthews, Olbermann, Schultz, Buchanan, Williams, O’Donnel, and Scarborough. Geeze...talk about balance!
Darn! They put Madcow on before the fun really gets going. Olberman’s head will probably explode when the GOP goes over the top.
I know exactly what they plan on doing...filling up the extra time talking about everything that was going to happen that is now never going to happen...how Obama will be on his own...making him the Lone Wolf Supa Dupa Hero of tha Hood.
I live in South Orange County. In the past week, I have seen three Barbara Boxer / Jerry Brown bumper stickers here in the last bastion for Republicans in California.
My faith is eroded, but I will continue to hope.
Like the saying goes, spit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first.
They’ll have to drag her off the dais with a winch. She’ll be sitting there with her eyes shut (a good trick for her), her hands over her ears, screaming, “I’m still speaker! La, la, la, la. I can’t hear you!”
That should be the rallying cry of all freedom loving Americans...This is America!!! MAN UP!!! We have had 60 years of liberals pushing us around and telling us the country we love and have had family members die for is an evil, horrible place (making me wonder why they don’t just all go live in Russia!!!) This is America - home of the FREE and the BRAVE!!! MAN UP!!!
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