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22-10-06, 05:30 PM | #1 |
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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 | #3 |
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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 | #5 |
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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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25-10-06, 08:14 PM | #9 |
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It's simple really, says Bill Frist. Just ignore the war.
If Republican candidates want to succeed on Election Day, they should turn their focus away from the topic dominating the political debate: the Iraq war. "The challenge is to get Americans to focus on pocketbook issues, and not on the Iraq and terror issue," Frist said in an interview yesterday. I'll say! Close your eyes and it all just goes away. And oh yeah, don't forget to blame the media (except Fox) and the Democrats. You've been running things for 5 years but just pretend they have instead. It'll work - trust me. |
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Al Queda & The Midterm ELections
no question that Al Queda pays attention to US elections and seems to time actions to influence them. Bin Laden's video before the 2004 Presidential elections clearly helped BUsh close the deal. but to what end?
an interesting contrast in viewpoints as to AL Queda's interest in the elections... here's one theory: Quote:
so here's another take on Al Queda's thinking vis a vis the elections: Quote:
the anonymous jihadist quoted above goes on to outline the possibilities: Quote:
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