I have the House by 20 seats by the most conservative estimates. Some are saying we are up by 45 seats. Don't worry about that. We need to be worried about the Senate.
Anything less than victory will be described in the corporate media as another "crushing" defeat, another "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory" moment. The right has reduced our electoral process to nothing more than a sporting event where you root for your "team" to win. It's pathetic.
I think the Senate will be a squeaker, but the House is ours. I can feel it.
even if we win some races that were previously considered "safe" it will be spun as a mandate against the left. I actually had someone say that the reason Dean's scream went over so poorly was not because of media oversaturation and it being taken out of context, but because "his gaffe made people re-examine the crazy positions and comments along with his spectacularly leftist positioning while courting young and blissfully uninformed voters. THe fell for the "belonging to a movement" manipulation constructed by the bloggists and Soros."
The six seat number they keep tossing around ensures that Republicans don't have a clear majority, but assumes that the two independents (which includes Liarman) will consistently vote with the Democratic Caucus.
Sorry folks if I don't believe him -- It's just that he really hasn't been very good about keeping promises.
13. true, but they don't need to *consistently* vote with Democrats
they just have to caucus with the Democrats and vote for a Democratic majority leader. That would put the Democrats in control of committees and the agenda.
Even if we gain *10* seats, several of our people will vote with republicans on a number of issues (different people on different issues). It's a big tent (cliche alert) and they won't all agree.
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