[Coop]

"He's trying to talk down the market," Schmidt said. "If he's saying [the Democrats could make major gains], he is basically saying, 'I want to exploit this politically. I don't want to solve this.' "

I'm sorry. This is a weak response. Where's the powerful mention of Corzine or McAuliffe?? Strongly discredit them and be done with it.

"[Dick Gephardt] said we're in an environment where winning the House is becoming more and more of a reality," Smith said. "He's bullish."

Slightly rearrange the letters and replace the forgotten "T," and I agree completely.

[MinuteGal]

Some people are living in a dream world of hoping here. What good does it do to engross ourselves in the Dem's "who did what" game? Our efforts are misdirected.

I live in a community with a lot of retirees. They are watching their IRA's being shredded. They are sick at heart, nervous, upset and angry and blaming the Republicans. They are the largest consistent voting bloc in the country.

Whether people who have been burned are right or wrong, stupid or ignorant, is not the issue. The Republican leadership and the President are not getting any coherent message out, and the Dems are taking full advantage of it.

Hasn't this been the problem for a long time? We can't seem to get through to the GOP party that because of their apathy, Gebhardt may turn out to be exactly right.

BTW, when's the last time anyone saw or heard the national chairman of the Republican Party publicly expound on ANYTHING?

Leni

[LarryLied]

Remember in 1998 when Dick Morris and others were predicting a 30 to 50 seat gain for the GOP? I bought the idea we would pick up, maybe not that many, but some seats.

Republicans lost seats and almost lost the House.

Counting on a scandal to win didn't work in 1998 when we had real scandals and it won't work in 2002 under a war time president with the highest approval ratings in polling history.

[cincinnati65]

And if I keep saying this enough, and it gets printed enough....maybe it'll come true.

[Uncle Miltie]

Gephardt may well win, considering much of the conservative grass roots will stay home.

Steel protectionism
Kennedy Education Plan
Pork Spending
Farm Bill
Prescription Benefit
Lumber protectionism

Who needs these pseudo-Republicans, when you can vote for a Democrat and get the REAL THING?

My checkbook is closed, and my yard will have no signs, and I will work for no Republican until they recall their principles and act on them occassionally.

B.C.

[DeweyCA]

If the Dems regain the House and retain the Senate, then Hillary will definitely jump into the 2004 race. She will figure that the Dems will be able to block Bush in the rest of his first term, and make him look bad. Then we might get Hillary, with a Dem Congress. God help us.

[alrea]

30 to 40 seats...

... in prison

[hobbes1]

Meeting with the top leadership Tuesday afternoon, Gephardt opened by advising Members to read a Paul Krugman column in that day's New York Times that accused President Bush of shady land dealings and cronyism in Texas. He also touted a similarly themed story in the New Yorker magazine.

Would that be the Column that mysteriously echoed Kristoffs Column in the same paper on the same day ?

This is not the first time. A while back, MoDowd had a column about a piece of Bush News, that ran in the Op Ed the same day the story broke.

The Pipeline from the DNC is so transparent it's obvious...

[NormsRevenge]

Gephardt Eyes Massive Gains: Party Could Pick up 40 House Seats

When we gonna see this story?

Gephardt Suffers Massive MiGraines: Party Could LOSE up to 40 House Seats

[RightWhale]

Bump for later

[RightWhale]

Another article on another thread yesterday,Republicans Point Corporate-Abuse Finger at Democrats , from the NYT could be compared and contrasted to this article. Taken together, there is balanced reporting, but each source by itself is reporting only one side.

[Grampa Dave]

Just more bravo sierra from this insane rat!

Drug Screens on all Rats should be ran before after statements like these by Rat Gephardt!

[Dales]

*snicker*

[pabianice]

"As this unfolds day after day, I think there's a good chance the Republicans will be turned out [of power] and the Democrats will be given a chance to get at this cowboy mentality [in Corporate America]," said Rep. Max Sandlin (D-Texas), a chief deputy whip.

This quote will be remembered by Texas voters this fall, I predict.

[Rockitz]

Put down the crack pipe, Dick!

[Salvation]

New math?

[Sloth]

Just a bump for an amusing little blast from the past. :-D

[InvisibleChurch]

Gephardt Eyes Massive Gains: Party Could Pick up 40 House Seats

He ended up being proved wrong.

[Hank Rearden]

Dick Gephardt.

Before he dicks you.

My favorite line from the McGovern campaign, updated for modern times.

[GOPJ]

Gives new meaning to living in la la land...

Asked whether he believes Democrats could do as well as Gephardt has suggested privately, Sandlin said, "I think there's certainly the possibility of [40 seats] as Corporate America unravels before our very eyes."