Thanks to nominal9, nice to see ya too. I am voting for one dem - my county Sherriff, a friend of mine.
Other than that, I am voting against all incumbents, and where I live, that means I am voting straight republican. We might actually get 1 or 2 republicans from Mass in the House, and that hasn't happened since WWII. And for those who think republicans elected Scott Brown - think again On Nov 1, 9:48 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to see ya on this side of the street Greg!! > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:41 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > 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/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > > > * It's active and moderated. 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