No change isn’t cutting it. While we might get some more Scott Browns, will they just fade in the light of day as the original?
bluemoon4554says
I don’t see the anger of the right and tea party movement sustaining itself. It has already cooled down greatly. They thought they had Tim Burns winning Murtha’s seat in PA-12, but that didn’t happen. If Healthcare was still being debated, Burns would have won easily. The anger would be there. The American people forget way too easily, too soon. I see November the Republicans winning the House, but just barely, maybe 3 – 4 seats in Senate. Not the big gains they will be expecting. Very similar to the Tories over in the UK… they won, but not the landslide everyone was expecting for months
What the Dems need is leadership. Enough with the Republicans holding up everything because they don’t like everything in a bill. They need to put the Republicans on the run. There are no consequences when they vote NO on everything. Until someone in the Democratic Party wakes up and starts publicizing what is happening then nothing will get done. Take the votes of this week as an example, like no to capping ATM fees, no to raising the liability for oil companies and no to the crazy derivatives schemes.
stomvsays
The Dems are up by roughly 40 seats; they lose 40 they lose the House. This number is in a little bit of flux due to Hawaii special election and others, but it’s pretty close.
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p>I’d be really surprised if the Dems lose 20 seats. Sure, probably lose AR-2, IN-8, KS-3, LA-3, TN-6, and perhaps won’t hold HI-2 or NY-29. Then again, they’ll almost certainly win DE-AL.
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p>There’ll be a few more surprises in both directions, and the Dems are holding more seats in an anti-incumbent wave year so they’ll take some lumps. Plus, the Dems have a number of vacant, open, and freshmen reps in PVIs which aren’t favorable.
No change isn’t cutting it. While we might get some more Scott Browns, will they just fade in the light of day as the original?
I don’t see the anger of the right and tea party movement sustaining itself. It has already cooled down greatly. They thought they had Tim Burns winning Murtha’s seat in PA-12, but that didn’t happen. If Healthcare was still being debated, Burns would have won easily. The anger would be there. The American people forget way too easily, too soon. I see November the Republicans winning the House, but just barely, maybe 3 – 4 seats in Senate. Not the big gains they will be expecting. Very similar to the Tories over in the UK… they won, but not the landslide everyone was expecting for months
come November. No more Dem sweeps like 06 and 08; a few tea party darlings get in; but things stay numerically similar in Congress.
What the Dems need is leadership. Enough with the Republicans holding up everything because they don’t like everything in a bill. They need to put the Republicans on the run. There are no consequences when they vote NO on everything. Until someone in the Democratic Party wakes up and starts publicizing what is happening then nothing will get done. Take the votes of this week as an example, like no to capping ATM fees, no to raising the liability for oil companies and no to the crazy derivatives schemes.
The Dems are up by roughly 40 seats; they lose 40 they lose the House. This number is in a little bit of flux due to Hawaii special election and others, but it’s pretty close.
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p>I’d be really surprised if the Dems lose 20 seats. Sure, probably lose AR-2, IN-8, KS-3, LA-3, TN-6, and perhaps won’t hold HI-2 or NY-29. Then again, they’ll almost certainly win DE-AL.
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p>There’ll be a few more surprises in both directions, and the Dems are holding more seats in an anti-incumbent wave year so they’ll take some lumps. Plus, the Dems have a number of vacant, open, and freshmen reps in PVIs which aren’t favorable.
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p>Still, losing a net 40 seats? Not a chance.