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22-10-06, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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Election Predictions?
just a little over two weeks until the midterm Congressional elections - anybody want to predict the outcome?
Republicans currently hold the House with 231 seat to the Dem's 203 (with Foley's seat open). GOP controls the Senate 55-44 (with 1 independent). i think the Dems will take back the House but not by much - maybe 220 to the GOP's 215. they'll come up short in the Senate, winning 48 seats to the GOP's 50 (with a Lieberman victory in CT, ostensibly as an independent, making for 2 independents seats.) the Dems could do better, but i have a nagging feeling they may have peaked a little early. we'll see... i'm not very good at election predictions for the same reason i'm a lousy gambler - i tend to bet with my heart instead of my head. |
22-10-06, 05:30 PM | #2 |
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well, i think you're right about lieberman...unless the republican (i can't even remember his name lol) increases his lead and siphons off those conservative voters now leaning towards joe. that's beginning to happen but i don't think there's enough time so joe goes back to dc for another term. chris shays, also in ct is in a much waeker position - his last victory over the same opponent wasn't very big. the ten-termer could very well lose this time. rep jodi rell, the ct gov is a lock and as much as i like dem chris murphy personally rep nancy johnson looks fairly secure too.
i make predictions - and i'm pretty good at them - but this national campaign is too murky for my crystal ball to resolve because the voters haven't decided either. however i do see the dems taking "control" of the house for what that's worth. as for the senate, i'd love to see it, but i'm not getting that vibe right now although i'm not as pessimistic as you on that one. i think i'll pick up more in the next few days as the people themselves come to terms with it all. - js. |
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22-10-06, 06:57 PM | #4 |
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Hey Knife...
Do you think it really matters? Save up and buy a few guns and lots of ammo. Just ask the folks in Iraq the best way to vote. It is comming to be the same here, and U better be ready. Pretty sad when the govm'nt workers can vote their own paycheck and make the rest of the working people slaves to them. More than 1/2 of the voters now work for the gov one way or another.
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22-10-06, 10:17 PM | #6 |
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This election is about sweet revenge, knife, what the Dems are tactfully calling a referendum on the president. Grown-ups don't run for congress.
Looking over the predictions I've made on this forum over the past 4 years I don't think I'll bother to make one this year. Usually I'm pleasantly surprised by election outcomes. Besides, the ballot issues in my state are far more interesting than national politics this year, so this round of Capitol Hill Stratego is just a side show. |
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The best we can hope for is nobody gets control of all the branches of the gov. The less power they have, the better we, the poor tax paying people will be.
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