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awake

(3,226 posts)
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:06 PM Nov 2012

The big surprise on tuesday maybe the loss of house seats for the repuks

with our massive ground game many repuk house seats may fall whether we win enough to take back the house remains to be seen but in my gut I feel it is not out of the question. The bigger the turn out the better our changes of changing the house. Many red state repuks may stay home not wanting to vote for a Mormon and believing that their state will not matter in the end. RobMe does not have that many friends in his party, sure there are those who hate Obama but not enough to over come our massive ground game. After the 1st debate supper pacs keep their money on Mitt and did not move the ad spending to the house seats as they might have if Mitt had done a face plant in the 1st debate. A very large amount of Obama's game plan is based on the ground game and that in the end will make all of the difference. The press is focused on the national horse race and not in the streets where Obamas work has gone under the radar. The Main Stream Media's narrative has been how much enthusiasm the RobMe folks have, well I am not seeing it that way. We will find out on tuesday.

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The big surprise on tuesday maybe the loss of house seats for the repuks (Original Post) awake Nov 2012 OP
I have a suspicion that was the plan all along... Kalidurga Nov 2012 #1
My gut feeling.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #2
I hope and pray you're right... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #3
Arizona is closer than most think.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #9
Might I suggest the first two seats they lose be Cantor's and Ryan's? Scuba Nov 2012 #4
Cantor is so evil. Hope Powell kicks ass! Protalker Nov 2012 #5
ok.......Bachman next!!! oldhippydude Nov 2012 #7
k/r PM Martin Nov 2012 #6
Each seat won back is a victory for democracy in these United States Nika Nov 2012 #8
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #10
Oh, I hope so! hedgehog Nov 2012 #11
CNN is on this story now 12:42 EST awake Nov 2012 #12
sorry nothing there, more BS from CNN awake Nov 2012 #14
I agree orbitgirl Nov 2012 #13
GOTV. Dawson Leery Nov 2012 #15
This is my dream for tuesday. I already made a graphic to celebrate. bushisanidiot Nov 2012 #16
Long shot, but possible. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #17
Enough of a chance against Cantor that there is a BS lawsuit against Powell now siligut Nov 2012 #18

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. I have a suspicion that was the plan all along...
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:08 PM
Nov 2012

to drag the GOP into a national race and sneak in under the radar in local races.

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)
3. I hope and pray you're right...
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:17 PM
Nov 2012

But the Teabag vote is still out there. Are they discouraged? They sent the Repubs there to block everything, and that's what they did. Are they not satisfied now because they didn't do anything?

Makes my head ache trying to fathom the "thinking" over there.



I know it's more than racism, though that is a big part of it. I'm hoping for some islands of blue to emerge in some very red states.

Nika

(546 posts)
8. Each seat won back is a victory for democracy in these United States
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:32 PM
Nov 2012

I hope a change in House leadership comes to pass this election.

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)
16. This is my dream for tuesday. I already made a graphic to celebrate.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:11 PM
Nov 2012

Hope i get to share it with you all. Because it is completely awesome.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
17. Long shot, but possible.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 03:06 PM
Nov 2012

Need 25 seats or thereabouts. Prob won't happen. But there's no chance Dems will lose seats. I'd say a 50/50 chance of picking up about 10 seats. Very good news would be taking the seats of the most divisive and obstructionist teabaggers: Bachman, Cantor, Walsh, and West. Looks good to take down Walsh and West. Have a chance against Bachman. Not sure what chance is against Cantor.

siligut

(12,272 posts)
18. Enough of a chance against Cantor that there is a BS lawsuit against Powell now
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:39 PM
Nov 2012

It would be so great to get Powell in Cantor's place.

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