Republicans start to sense a 'sweep' - Scary.

[Ein]

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0729/p02s02-uspo.html

As Republicans fix their eyes on the 2004 election, there is a growing sense that their party may be facing a set of opportunities not seen in years.

Not only are they heading into a presidential cycle with a popular incumbent and a sizable fund-raising advantage over any opponent, but the GOP also looks to be in a strong position to expand its majorities in the US Senate and House.

If Republicans are able to pull off across-the-board wins, the outcome could transform the nation's politics. Coming on the heels of the 2002 elections - which gave Republicans outright control of both chambers of Congress and the White House - a wholesale victory in 2004 would solidify the GOP's status as the governing party in Washington, and allow it to leave a clearly defined mark on the policy landscape.

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What do you guys think about this? (Hope this isn't a dupe)

[GayboyBilly]

1. Oh Canada!

eom

[TrogL]

25. Canadian immigration

It ain't that easy.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/

[MiltonLeBerle]

50. How's about New Zealand, then?

I would prefer to remain in ANZUS treaty nation, after all.

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/

[1monster]

2. Either they are dreaming, out of touch, or the 2004 elections are rigged.

I hope it is one of the first two options.

[cprise]

20. "Opportunity" thy name is Diebold.

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[Bombtrack]

23. No, they are not

The fact that Kerry and Dean are the frontrunners right now is one more reason that they could easily do much, much better than 88.

They are basing this on the best campaign network of polls and technology of any candidate ever. Not on nostalgia and wishful thinking as many here are basing there campaign hopes on.

[robbedvoter]

Popular incumbent who? I stopped reading after that

Even Faux dropped that one.

[whoYaCallinAlib]

3. Scares me to F***king death!

Veto-proof majority in the senate keeps me up at night.

[JohnKleeb]

4. if so la resistance when they start attacking dissidents

[proud patriot]

5. Let em feel overconfident ..

we keep "the eye of the tiger"

[Composed Thinker]

41. That's what I was thinking the other day

I was hoping that they'd be overconfident and then fucked themselves over, but that doesn't necessarily appear to be the case. I mean, are they raising that much money because they are nervous, or are they doing it in case Bush's situation gets really bad and he has to work to get reelected?

[tom_paine]

6. I think Repugs will sweep all states with Electronic Voting

Other states will see similar sweeps, as befitting the more-difficult methodologies pioneered in 2000 and 2002.

I'm sorry to say that the only way to eat the Busheviks is to win with un-stealable majorities.

Sad but true.

[wuushew]

7. This only proves that the CSM is biased

A real shame since some of their middle east reporting is decent

[Ein]

9. I think they are generally.

They're not REALLY unbiased, but when I used to read it on a regular basis they seemed to give credence to both viewpoints, albeit usually in two seperate articles.

[Democat]

14. Or it proves we aren't willing to admit something to ourselves

Depends on how you look at it.

[robbedvoter]

33. Are you willing to lie down and die already? (or emigrate?)

That was fast! The psy-ops haven't even started yet - there's 200. million worth of lies waiting to be thrown at us. Maybe the ones who are so easy targets should stop coming here - we need to mobilize not agonize. I am quite sick and tired of the destructive spirit sometimes popping here - this thread is a result. In spite of all the realities, you get ready for assimilation. Buh-bye!

[onecitizen]

8. It isn't gonna happen..........

if we all get out there and do our job.

[Davis_X_Machina]

10. As long as there are 70-100 million...

...adults in this country who are willing to live in a cardboard box under a bridge in exchange for Junta Boy's protecting them from the twim menaces of peace abroad, and gay marriage at home, they may well pull it off...

[CMT]

11. complete balony

Bush is no Reagan. Lots of Democrats personally liked Reagan. Dems especially especially progressives and activists detest Bush. his re-elect numbers even at the height of his power in the polls have been mediocre. The Dems will win in 2004 and we will also take back the Senate by holding senate seats in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina and winning GOP seats in Pennsylvania, Alaska, Illinois, Missouri, and Colorado. You heard it here first.

[grasswire]

15. buncha crap...

...written by a lazy-ass reporter scanning the WH talking points calculated to create the aura of inevitablity.

[jiacinto]

51. CS Monitor is actually a good news source

nt

[pstokely]

22. who plans to run against Bond in MO?

he has never won by a huge margin

[HFishbine]

39. Note to Edwards

"we will also take back the Senate by holding senate seats in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina"

Edwards better get started on his reelection campaing then, or hurry the f*** up and say he's giving it up so that other dems can get started.

[Yupster]

49. N Carolina, Georgia, Florida

If the Democrats hold two of these three on election night, I poredict Democratic senate leaders will consider themselves very fortunate.

[gristy]

12. trying to make something true just by saying it

WTF does "solidify the GOP's status" mean? Like making my stools even harder? Their status (and my stools) seem to me to be pretty solid right now!

"...and allow it to leave a clearly defined mark on the policy landscape.

So what they're saying here is "you ain't seen nothing yet!"

Yes, Canada. If they cannot be stopped, I shall not participate.

[nostamj]

13. the pukes have been pushing their

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE meme for some time now.

the message is:

to vote against * is unpatriotic and blasphemy.

they will continue to push the idea that questioning W is distasteful and unamerican.

F*ck 'em!


============take a TOON break!
CARTOONS! The "Really Cool Dream" Edition

[gristy]

19. that's right - that's what that is

It's the "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE" ploy. Damn, they're good.

[Cha]

16. Bullshyte! I thought it was gonna be about a

"sweep" for the Dems!

That "popular president" myth is hogwash put out by the rite
wing corportate media. bush is about as popular as a missing dinner.

[w4rma]

17. We MUST get out there and show folks how corrupt these people are!

While we still have power in the government to do so. If we don't expose them now we are toast. The DLC plan to stay under the radar won't work this time. Bush has so many negatives to exploit it's ridiculous and the DLC plan makes it seem as if Democrats agree with Bush's mistakes.

Remember, they have the media, the money and a whole bunch of brainwashed followers who are unable to reason for themselves.

[MidwestMomma]

18. I think they need to get their heads out of their collective asses...

And take a good look at this country.

It's going down the crapper and their majority is going to go down with it. This is the same old Repuke crap where if they say something enough times, it will become reality. I AM SO SICK OF THAT BS!

I read today that the refinance bubble is pricked and thus there goes the housing bubble. Well based on the massive amount of "For Rent" signs in my community, I'd said a lot of people are in a lot of hurt already. Either they've bought a new house and can't sell the old so are forced to rent, or the landlords can't find renters due to the horrible economy.

Where I work at, we sit every day and wait for the annoucement of more layoffs. They laid off half our office last year and the rest of us are like the walking dead, waiting for the ax to fall. We are a publicly traded company and our stock has been down pretty consistently the last few weeks so to me that just adds to the anxiety.

Of well, enough of the rant. I'm off to work my SECOND job. Which by the way, I NEVER had to do during the Clinton years. Seems like back in the good ole days, a person could get by just working ONE job. Anyone else remember that?

[poskonig]

21. Wishful thinking.

The presidential election will be close, while the GOP will only pick up a few seats in the House and Senate. Since 2006 looks much better for the Democrats, the GOP has wishful thinking in the midterm. And if we believe Judis and Texiera on the rise of the ideopolis, the GOP is screwed demographically in the longterm (end of the decade).

[Cha]

24. Yeah! Check this out.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=114721&mesg_id=114721

snip> "Bush at 45% re-elect" now snip>

[otohara]

53. Like WE EXPECTED To Win in 2002???

Wishful thinking or are they that sure of their disgusting right-wing agenda?

Please oh wise Buddah, let the stupid people in America wake up and kick these insane people out of power.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

26. I think it's just a fart they sense, relax.

It's hard for them to tell a fart from a thought since their heads are so far up their asses

[ParanoidPat]

27. Republicans also sensed that Iraq was a threat to the US!

Remember, these are the same people who 'freep' polls and then believe the results! :)

They also sensed they could control every means of communication and therefore the message we all recieved.

They sensed poorly! :evilgrin:

"You can fool most of the people some of the time,
and some of people most of the time,
But you can't fool all of the people all of the time"

The only area where Bush* got it right is that,

:kick:WE WON'T BE FOOLED AGAIN!:kick:

[aquart]

28. I say, push this story for all its worth.

which is nothing, btw.

[phaseolus]

29. Trends -- thanks pollkatz

http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/pollkatzcontentpage.html

[nolabels]

35. We need another four years, then they will be polling on how much

they disaprove, becuse there won't be anything to populate that chart above :argh:

[salmonhorse]

30. It is all a mind fuck ~

Bush ran around during the election (yeah, I know "election"...what a hoot) with a highly presidential-esque jacket on, emblem that looked like a presdidential seal from afar spouting about how America "is just gon'na love Laura as the 1st Lady..."

It is all a psychic implant. It is all subliminal. Only lemmings truly fall for it. Granted...while re-publicans do have the lemming gene cornered it is nevertheless still just a mind fuck ~

In the absence of a free press it may be thus but their positions will not stand on their own. They need their hate radio. Their csmonitor, their Limbaugh, their wsjournal...

[zonmoy]

31. if they pull this off

then it will be by rigging the elections through the electronic ballot boxes.

[jagguy]

32. now are you ready to look at real contenders ?

much as we all like Dean and Kerry, they have no chance.

Edwards is the man, the ONLY man who has a chance and he's smart enough to gather in the guys fighting for their COngresional seats as well.

You have to decide what is more importent; changing the tide on the broad stroke or some sideline issues that most of America doesn't want to think about. Both positions are valid, only one position unseats Bush.

It's your decision.

[ThorsteinVeblen]

34. 2002 Didn't wake any of you up

It didn't wake the DLC up.

It didn't wake the DNC up.

You people are still all asleep.

[jagguy]

37. no shit pal

I'm not sure what it takes !

[robbedvoter]

36. GOP has been also sensing economic boom after their tax cuts

I can't believe how out of touch with the reality is posting this piece of propaganda and some of the reactions to it. Wake up!
War! recession! SOTULies! 9.11 lies! It's 2003, remember?

[bluestateguy]

38. Just another Karl Rove planted story to demoralize Democrats

Don't get me wrong, * may win, possibly even in a fair election, but the basic framework of the 2000 election will remain the same. I don't see * winning by more than 6 points maximum.

edit:sp

[Brian Sweat]

40. Bush has the worst number is recent history

How the fuck can they say he is popular?

[Salviati]

42. They heard that British sources have learned that * is popular...

[iangb]

43. So? Hitler's best was...

.....37%.

Read and learn: http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-hitlerdemo.htm

<snip>" Unfortunately, the constitution also contained several fatal flaws. One of the worst was Article 48 of the constitution, which granted dictatorial powers to the president in times of national emergency. Unfortunately, the president would frequently evoke this clause, and it ultimately proved the downfall of the Republic."

more....

[leesa]

44. It will only happen if the voting is rigged

This is propaganda. The Republicans have never been so unpopular.

[ButterflyBlood]

45. bullshit

it's not October 2001 anymore. This crap about Bush's extreme popularity and how he'll sweep all 50 states needs to stop.

[angka]

46. yeah.

the nazis were reporting glorious victories right up to the fall of berlin.

the rhetoric of denial...

[Capn Sunshine]

47. Its ROVES WET DREAM

and he's repeating it as often as he can, untilthe whole country is saying "SWEEP.....SWEEP...."

But thats all it is. A wet dream


Unless Lieberman runs

:nuke:

[Yupster]

48. Senate

Of the three two-year Senate cycles, this one is by far the most favorable to the Republicans, so they need to make hay this time.

Two years from now there will be more Republican seats at risk, and four years from now too, so in a way, I can see why they may be optimistic.

Veto-proof senate? Not even close. They may pick up 2-3 seats which would be real good for them, but would be far from veto proof, especially with senators life Chafee, Snowe, Specter, Collins.

The south could be a real opportunity for the Repblicans. It is possible that they may pick up seats in N Carolina (Edwards), S Carolina (Hollings), Georgia (Zell), and Florida (Graham). That's a lot of pick-ups in one region.

I really don't have any idea of what's ahead in House races, but the last 8-10 years have seen swings of only a half dozen seats or so each election. I don't know if there's a reason why this one should be different.

[ButterflyBlood]

52. over on FR they're talking about a filibuster proof majority

basically they think Boy George will get a second term (in a 40+ state landslide) and they'll pick up 9 seats and thus be able to cram any right wing wacko in that they want.'

won't happen of course, most of them also seem to talk about how Daschle is DEFINATELY going to lose (pipe dream) or that Dorgan will definately lose since Bush carried the state by almost 30 points (they clearly have never been to North Dakota if they think Dorgan is vulnerable). The basic sentiment seems to be Bush's coattails will lead to a 1994 type sweep. What they're forgetting is not only is Bush not going to win in a landslide if he even does at all, but even that doesn't guarantee a sweep. The Dems picked up 2 Senate seats in 1984.

[msanger]

54. Dean Ad in Texas

There are other links on this, but it sure is interesting how one's psychology can be affected by what one reads.

If you read (and buy) the CSM piece, you'd give up.

If you read (and buy) the idea that Dean is taking it to bush in Texas, then you realize they are in for a real fight. And that goes whether you like Dean or one of the other Dems.