No On Nov 1, 10:07 am, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > No. > > Bush's policies were dismal failures. > Voting Republican would caiuse a return to those failed policies, > and lead to more failures. > > Republicans are to blame! > > Vote Democrat! > > On 11/1/10, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > You are correct to a point Tom. I do want the President's policies to > > fail. Every thinking American should be on the same page. The Obama > > Administration's policies are a dismal failure, and are on the verge of > > bringing our Nation to collapse. At a minimum, the fundamental changes that > > the Obama Administration is attempting to install will change the very core > > social fabric of this Nation, and all of us have a duty to send a clear > > message tomorrow that this is unacceptable. > > > We're counting on you to see the light, before it is too late Tom! > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 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 at > >> >http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://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 > > >> -- > >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > >> For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > >> * Visit our other community at > >>http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > >> * It's active and moderated. 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