Republicans Will Win The 2010 Midterm Elections....

[BlooInBloo]

Say republicans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/us/politics/11cong.html?_r=1&hp

"WASHINGTON — Some House Republicans are boasting about their chances of regaining control of the House in 2010 and relegating Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to minority status for the second half of President Obama’s term.

“I have no doubt that we will,” said Representative Tom Price, the Georgia Republican who leads the conservative Republican Study Committee. “The American people want checks and balances, and the way to do that is to put Republicans back in charge.”"


Presumably the republican propoganda dissemination process will be something like: NYT -> teevee media reporting it as just plain true -> DUers commenting on it, saying Obama is a failure.

And all because republicans say so. :rofl:

[ingac70]

1. Maybe for a couple of blue dogs in the South....

but not enough to make any fucking difference.

[bbinacan]

2. The Midterms will hinge

on unemployment at the time and seniors perception of health care reform.

[tekisui]

25. All on jobs. I don't see any scenario though where repukes take

back either house. They potentially could make gains in both, but not enough. If the job numbers turn around by summer of '10, forget it, Dems expand control.

[bbinacan]

26. They won't take back either house

but any gains made will be the result of unemployment and seniors perception about healthcare.

[pnwmom]

32. The midterms will hinge on turnout of Obama supporters. n/t

[izquierdista]

3. Republican checks

All they ever handed out was blank checks -- to Bush, Cheney, and Halliburton.

[tigereye]

4. they had their chance and screwed it up royally - but Americans have short

memories and attention spans, unfortunately.

[movonne]

5. Yeah!! they say a lot of things and are they always right???

[MrModerate]

6. "And if I wish hard enough, I'll get a pony."

Sure, the American people want checks and balances. Balance is why they tossed Republics out of office in 2006 and 2008.

And while the Republics may gain a few seats next year, they're just as likely to lose a few as well -- especially if Dems show enough backbone and moxie to get major provisions of Obama's agenda passed.

Sure the Republics' base is all charged up, but it's also shrinking, and -- especially if they continue to have really bad months like the one past where their venal, doctrinaire partisanship reaches such heights of shrillness that glass begins to shatter all over the country -- they could easily be swamped again.

[gratuitous]

7. Someone please bookmark this for Mr. Price

File it under "Whistling past the graveyard," and be sure to send it to him on November 3, 2010. I have some suggestions for parts of his anatomy into which he can shove it on that day. Oh, and keep a few pieces left over for our friends at the Washington Post who print this kind of nonsense without the least bit of skepticism.

[Ter]

8. Winning an outright majority in either house will be tough

But I have no doubt they will make gains. It won't be 1994 though.

[TxRider]

9. How many senate seats do they need?

It appears Reid is in trouble at least.

[MUAD_DIB]

15. Based upon what, really? disinformation? Outright lies? Teabagger tantrums?

GOP is spelled dogshit where I come from.

[Fozzledick]

10. So when have they ever told the truth about anything?

:shrug:

[Braulio]

11. Depends on the Economy, I think

If the economy is better, the democrats will keep control, but I bet their majority will drop. It usually does in the midterms.

[Vickers]

12. We should surrender now.

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

14. What the fuck we gonna do now? Maybe we could build a fire - sing a couple songs!

:rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xm1XErUvXo

[Vickers]

20. I love that scene.

:thumbsup:

[BlooInBloo]

24. It's one of the top 10 scenes in movie history.

[MUAD_DIB]

13. Wow. Can I have a hit off of that crack pipe?

Are these guys so out of touch as to think that America wants them back?


"Just give us one more chance to really fuck you over?"


Really?

[get the red out]

16. We need to be very quiet

The Republicans in the red states have no idea the rest of the country is here!

[Xipe Totec]

17. The Republican Robot Elders...

Bender: The fact is, humans are completely harmless.

Blue Elder: We're well aware of that.

Bender: You are?

Blue Elder: Of course. But they're useful to us as a scapegoat to distract the public from their real problem.

Green Elder: Like our crippling lug nut shortage.

Orange Elder: And a corrupt government of incompetent Robot Elders.

Yellow Elder: Duh, that's for sure.

Blue Elder: Quiet, Jimmy.



Fry: Stop! One more step and I'll breathe fire on you!

Leela: He'll do it! He's crazy.

Orange Elder: Can humans really do that, or did we just made that up?

Blue Elder: I think it was from that movie.

Green Elder: Was that the original or the remake?

Blue Elder: I'm not sure... Hey, they're getting away!

[Odin2005]

18. LOL, so delusional.

I'll bet $100 that we will increase our margins in the House.

[zbdent]

19. November 2002, the Republicans (and the media) were reading the last rites on the Democrats ...

and again in 2004 ...

Karl Rove was declaring in 2006 that the Repugniconvicts would be gaining ground significantly in November 2006 ...

and that was all with the media against the dems, no matter what the deluded conservatives try to deceive you with ...

so, with that kind of history, I hesitate in diagnosing the fatality of the current sniffles the Repugniconvicts are experiencing ...

Dr. "Liberal Media" will be doing whatever it takes, using heroic measures, to bring the Repugnicons back to full health.

[KoKo]

21. Yeah...that's probably true. Let's hope they are "Progressive Repugs."

Change comes on quiet cat paws. :-)'s

[Sebastian Doyle]

22. Only if the insurance corporate scam to stop healthcare reform succeeds.

And success is ANYTHING that leaves the system in their criminal hands.

[marmar]

23. Tom Price has been hitting the moonshine again.

nt

[madrchsod]

27. people have to start going back to work

the thugs will not take back the house but they`ll gain seats.

[pnwmom]

28. Democratic turnout will be the critical factor. The same people who

elected Obama have to go back to the voting booths.

[madville]

30. That's what it boils down to

Will Democrats and Independents that turned out for Obama make the same trip to the polls in a mid-term election? I think worst case they'll pick up a few seats due to low turn out but it won't change things very much.

[Historic NY]

29. When the Republicans were in charge they kept writing checks w/o a balence.

[harry_pothead]

31. The GOP is not taking control of the house and the second half of Obama's presidency begins in 2012

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

33. The aroma of Chimp still pervades the air

Having Republicans back in charge will be remembered for its many disasters for several years and the current face of their party is becoming more extreme by the day. It's true that the pendulum eventually swings back over time. But its going to take a special climate for the majority of Americans to turn over the control of government back to their party in the near term. I don't see it happening absent a major series of meltdowns.