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-99CB09FC8163E166 >> > >> > -- >> > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> > For options & help see http://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 see http://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. >> > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at 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 see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
