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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:43 PM Original message |
So it looks like my district in NYC district is about to go Repuke. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. IIRC the GOP candidate is being helped substantially by endorsement by Orthodox Jews. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Pro-Israel supporters have decided to make this race about Middle East policy |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Is this poll accurate then? |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. PPP is a reliable pollster... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Yeah, why would a German-Jewish community support Israel? |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-11-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
63. I often wonder why America supports Israel, carte blanche. n/t |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:43 PM Original message |
Only a small fraction of the district thinks Israel is a decisive issue. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
41. Dems outnumber Repubs |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Then it is all about GOTV |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Lots of conservative southern states have a Democratic edge in registration. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Democratic |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. It leans about five points Democratic in presidential elections. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. No, that was just in 08 |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. No, it isn't. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I don't agree |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Actually, those numbers are even more in accordance with my point. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-11-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I think we are seeing things |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. Duplicate. n/t |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Gosh, you hounded a guy out of office without knowing his district? |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 07:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
42. Who "hounded" him out |
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Llewlladdwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Why does that matter? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Duh. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Which is kind of rich, seeing as how the Dem candidate is an Orthodox Jew. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Party hack. Lackluster party hack. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yup, lackluster party hacks look pretty bad |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #26 |
47. 'Lackluster' is a word used by Democrats to explain why they |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. The district is not "heavily Democratic" at all. There's a large number of Republicans & indies. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 07:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
43. It is 3 to 1 Democratic |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I do not think anyone here is that confident that Obama will be easily re-elected, especially if he |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Great superior attitude toward your fellow Americans. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. If the shoe fits |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
61. Just look at the midterm election results, and superior attitude or not, the results were not so |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. It will depend on if voters have a job when the election occurs. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Dems are not going to take the House & will be very fortunate to hold the Senate. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. And if he wins..... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Here in WI the GOP controls everything. I only wish we had a Democratic governor like MN |
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a kennedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
44. lots of folks here scoffed at this......Repubs control the senate.... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. Hey, from across the river. At least in MN you have a Democratic governor. |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'll never forgive Breitbart for what he and that other guy pulled............ |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. As usual, its the 'cover-up' that gets them. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Funny. You think they would have let it go if Weiner had come clean. |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Talking to me or the other guy? |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
51. yeah, and look where Vitter is today? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Capitulating quickly? You are misremembering fairly recent history |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. The real lesson to take from this is if Obama goes down he won't go down alone |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. We can't just blame the people who are kvetching here |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. Why do you think the Dem candidate is trailing? If Weiner |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Ah. This is WEINER's fault. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I'm so mad at him for doing this, but you get that fame and |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. I thought his district was going to be redistricted... |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Yep. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. Why are your heavily democratic voters going to vote for |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. They are using polls to disenfranchise Democrat voters |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. Even Democratic polling firms are bullish about this race: |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. It's not that Democratic. There is a big Democratic edge in registration. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
31. Damn that Weiner and his weiner. |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Do you know why? |
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Zax2me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
38. WHAT?! Good grief.... |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-09-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. Yup, if we get 5 seats total in the House in 2012 that would be something... |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
45. I used to work in Kew Gardens. What the hell happened? |
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BlueMTexpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
48. What a shame, if so. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. "Dem" does not equal "liberal" |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Working class |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-10-11 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
57. So, where did the pressure for Weiner to resign come from? Blame those people. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-11-11 07:52 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. How about blaming Weiner. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-11-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. According to the polling, even with his actions he could have stayed in office. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-11-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. We posted our opinions |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-11-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Who said anything about us? I was referring to the people within the party that pressured him out. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-11-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #57 |
68. His district still supported him |
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