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Politics_Guy25 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 08:16 PM Original message |
Electoralvote.com projects 287 electoral votes, 58 senate seats and 237 house seats! |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think the senate number is 60 |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I think the upside is 60+ in the senate. Anything less and we will regret it |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You mostly need that to override vetos, and with a Dem Prez... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. 67 votes to override a veto; 60 votes to end a filibuster. NT |
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StevieM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. That's a little optimistic--here is what I see: |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. The 1962 midterms were not like '06, In '62 we already had good majorities |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. After the Vietnam war, the Republicans lost 100 seats in the House. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-07-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Major good advice. I think the upside is huge, 60% of the vote, coat tails |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. Whatever we get in the senate, minus one |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm worried about the Senate. We need a filibuster-proof Senate, at least 60 votes! n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Hope you're right. I'm hoping that TN will, too due to the governor's help, who is very popular. n/t |
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PylesMalfunction (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. From your mouth to God's ear! |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. With 58ish votes we'd need only a few more to get that, plus look at history |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Good point. You're right. I would still feel more comfortable with 60 seats. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. Really? Bookmarked this prediction. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. Dembe the brocrats? |
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Politics_Guy25 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. ROFL!-I have NO idea how I managed to type that |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I thought it was great! :) nt |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Oh, ok |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Whatever you meant by it |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I was wondering the same thing |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. No over-confidence please. Voting machines, purging, Jeremiah Wright. Need to work this! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
24. Dembe the Brocrats! |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-06-08 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
25. Whether or not we get 60 Senate seats comes down to the Dole/Hagan race in North Carolina |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-07-08 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
27. ElectoralVote generally sucks, as it relies on small-sample polling |
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