No On Nov 1, 9:25 am, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > The Republican Obstructionist agenda is anti-American. > Their primary goal: They want the President and The United States to fail. > What then? A return to the failed Bush policies which caused the > econimic collapse. > > Vote Democrat! > > On 11/1/10, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Grim Dems await huge House losses > > By: Alex Isenstadt > > October 31, 2010 04:53 PM EDT > > > The last TV ads have been cut. The final polls have been conducted. > > The end-of-campaign expenditures are being made. > > > Now, for Democratic consultants and campaign officials who have > > plotted and strategized for months to preserve the embattled House majority, > > there’s nothing left to do but sit and wait for the expected horrors of > > Election Day to unfold. > > > There is nearly uniform consensus among Democratic campaign > > professionals that the House is gone — the only question, it seems, is how > > many seats they will lose. > > > While few will say so on the record for fear of alienating party > > officials or depressing turnout, every one of nearly a dozen Democratic > > House consultants and political strategists surveyed expect a GOP majority > > to be elected Tuesday — the consensus was that Democrats would lose > > somewhere between 50 and 60 seats. > > > A senior party consultant who was on the low end with his predictions > > said the party would lose between 40 and 50 seats. On the high end, one > > Democratic consultant said losses could number around 70 seats. > > > All spoke to the grimness of the mood. > > > “It sucks,” said Dave Beattie, a Florida-based Democratic pollster who > > is working on a slate of competitive House races and who acknowledges that > > the lower congressional chamber is lost. “I’m resigned to the fact that it > > sucks.” > > > While there was optimistic talk within party circles early this month > > that the electoral environment was improving for the party, the operatives > > said those conversations don’t take place anymore. > > > “If some Democratic consultant told you they are feeling better, they > > must have dropped some heavy drugs,” said a senior pollster who is working > > for candidates in competitive races. “It’s hard.” > > > The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this week launched > > something of a last-ditch offensive to save some of its incumbents, > > purchasing airtime to defend endangered members like Iowa Rep. Dave > > Loebsack, Illinois Rep. Bill Foster and New Jersey Rep. John Adler — all of > > whom are highly vulnerable but whom party officials believe could ultimately > > prevail. > > > The committee also sought to shore up incumbents who until recently > > were not thought to be in electoral peril: Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, Iowa > > Rep. Bruce Braley and North Carolina Rep. Mike McIntyre. > > > Still, among those in the Democratic consulting class, there’s a > > gloomy acknowledgment that many of the incumbents the DCCC has spent > > millions of dollars to protect won’t be coming back to Congress. > > > “Everybody that is tied will lose, and everyone that is ahead by a few > > points will lose because of the GOP wave,” said one party media consultant > > who is involved in a wide array of House races. “There are going to be some > > surprises.” > > > Some strategists have resigned themselves to an election night that > > will bring an early end to the promising careers of Democrats they > > shepherded to victories in 2006 and 2008. > > > “In a wave election, part of the problem is that you feel powerless. > > Everything I feel I know how to do, that I’m trained to do, I can’t do. And > > that feeling is pervasive,” said the pollster. “There’s a sense that there’s > > nothing you can do about it. When you know your friends are on the chopping > > block, it’s hard.” > > > “There’s nothing worse than talking to an incumbent member of Congress > > who’s been cut off by the DCCC and who has no money,” said another > > Democratic consultant who has worked on crafting some of the party’s TV ads > > this cycle. “It’s like talking to a dead man walking.” > > > But Nov. 2 will also bring a welcome end to a rough final stretch that > > left many party strategists frustrated. Some talked about having to switch > > campaign strategies multiple times in hapless attempts to raise rock-bottom > > poll numbers. > > > “It’s a 24-hour labor,” said John Anzalone, an Alabama-based pollster > > who works closely with the DCCC. “In 2006 and 2008, everything was going > > your way. This is brutal.” > > > There is ongoing debate within Democratic circles about when, exactly, > > the party lost its handle on the electoral environment. Some consultants say > > they realized they lost the House in early October, when it finally became > > apparent that incumbents couldn’t move their poll numbers. > > > But others say the electoral map hardened this spring, after the House > > passed a health care bill that remains deeply unpopular among voters. > > Democratic campaign officials say it is no accident that there are few > > Democrats in moderate-to-conservative districts who have promoted their > > support for the health care measure on the campaign trail, and most don’t > > even acknowledge it. > > > “To a lot of folks, it was a symbol of government,” said Beattie, the > > Florida-based pollster. “It’s not about the content for most voters.” > > > Already, the finger-pointing is beginning. With outside conservative > > groups pouring millions of dollars into races across the country, some > > operatives singled out liberal interest groups for not engaging in the > > election. > > > “If there’s one person to blame, it’s the liberal groups who said they > > would get involved early but they didn’t,” said the media consultant. “I > > think they’ve been totally unhelpful.” > > > But, most of the consultants said, much of the post-election scrutiny > > would surround President Barack Obama and a White House political operation > > that over the past two years struggled to sell an ambitious agenda that > > turned out to be radioactive to a wide swath of the electorate. > > > “Here’s the part of this that bothers me the most: This is not an > > embracing of Republicans. It’s a rejection of Democrats,” said Andrew Myers, > > a veteran Democratic pollster who worked on several House campaigns. > > >http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=03A44CBF-0C07-448A-99CB09... > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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