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In the discussion thread: Democrats lead in five uncalled House races [View all]

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 06:44 PM

17. I agree

The party out of the White House tends to gain Congressional seats in mid-term elections anyway, and like you said, "They won't have an albatross in Romney hanging around so they will have a much easier time because of it," which will be made all the easier if Obama sings too much Kumbaya around their campfire.

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53 replies	Author	Time	Post
Democrats lead in five uncalled House races [View all]	brooklynite	Nov 2012	OP
Concede? Have all fixes been tried?	closeupready	Nov 2012	#1
pretty sure our third world state of floriduh has certified Patrick Murphy as the winner. n/t	boomer55	Nov 2012	#2
+1 nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#47
Yep, by all 3 of counties through which his district runs and the state.	Sekhmets Daughter	Nov 2012	#53
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)	Dubster	Nov 2012	#3
And all who signed the Nordquist pledge to effectively bring down the US Government.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#31
they need an editor	Voice for Peace	Nov 2012	#37
234 to 201 is impressive given the gerrymandering	Blasphemer	Nov 2012	#4
"Gerrymandering"Exactly! And is why WE WANT ALL 5 OF THE DEM RACES that are left!!	LaPera	Nov 2012	#16
Yeah, we were in a weak position to deal with the census	davidpdx	Nov 2012	#49
Ron Barber is now ahead?! This is fantastic! Come	Cha	Nov 2012	#5
+1 nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#48
Conceding carries ZERO legal wait. We need the actual vote count to determine winners.	kestrel91316	Nov 2012	#6
IMO the only way to get the "actual vote count"	Stevepol	Nov 2012	#12
Well it would be quick	Exen Trik	Nov 2012	#46
The Republicans will be forced to concede once it's certified.	Panasonic	Nov 2012	#7
Other than manners, there is nothing governing concession. No one can be forced to concede and as	24601	Nov 2012	#15
Now way I'd eat food they had ANYTHING to do with preparing.	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#23
Bah-bye	xxqqqzme	Nov 2012	#8
Please Please Please	HangOnKids	Nov 2012	#18
So how can we keep what we got and gain 17+ more seats	nolabels	Nov 2012	#9
I agree	Art_from_Ark	Nov 2012	#17
And a Dem Prez running in a bad economy with high unemployment never gets re-elected either.	eggplant	Nov 2012	#20
Think again	Art_from_Ark	Nov 2012	#24
What was your House predicton fo 2012?	former9thward	Nov 2012	#30
I predicted that we would take the House, but I generally wasn't serious.	eggplant	Nov 2012	#42
Maybe but I don't think so.	former9thward	Nov 2012	#51
This is a good question	davidpdx	Nov 2012	#50
We've got to get dedicated thread topics going.	Gregorian	Nov 2012	#52
Taking out West, Lungren and Bilbray would be awesome!	dbackjon	Nov 2012	#10
Exactly my thought on reading the list ... very good news this!	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#34
Peters is now up 1,900 votes over Bilbray w/260,000 votes to count nt	AnotherMother4Peace	Nov 2012	#39
I thought the West Murphy race had already been called	BainsBane	Nov 2012	#11
West would not concede.	LisaL	Nov 2012	#38
If we win these last 4 all we'll need to win the next time is 17 seats.	craigmatic	Nov 2012	#13
Overall - House Democrats got more votes than Republicans	ThoughtCriminal	Nov 2012	#14
Right, the gerrymandering resulted in a 2.5% GOP advantage...	ReallyIAmAnOptimist	Nov 2012	#28
FYI - Ron Barber AZ-02 is Gabby Gifford's old seat. It would be a crime if that tpug McSally won.	jillan	Nov 2012	#19
Bilbray's aide said as much this morning	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#21
So, if Dems take them all....	kentuck	Nov 2012	#22
Repug margin shrinks, the less power they wield confidently	elleng	Nov 2012	#25
McIntyre/ Rouzer	AlbertCat	Nov 2012	#26
I	John2	Nov 2012	#29
I	John2	Nov 2012	#32
Romney never had a clear lead in North Carolina.	AlbertCat	Nov 2012	#44
Even money says Dan Lungren concedes before noon, Wednesday	Brother Buzz	Nov 2012	#27
Allen West says "Over my dead body" he'll concede.	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Nov 2012	#33
How Many of the Repugnants represent blue districts	kennetha	Nov 2012	#35
Grrrrrrr!!!!!	Liberaltalker	Nov 2012	#36
Welcome to DU, Liberaltalker!	JudyM	Nov 2012	#41
How heartwarming!	ffr	Nov 2012	#40
Palm Beach Post: Should Allen West concede?	FreeBC	Nov 2012	#43
Y I P P Y S K I P P Y !!!!!	Left Coast2020	Nov 2012	#45

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