way too early 2008 predictions

[jsamuel]

Republicans will again win the presidency simply because there is not a good Democratic candidate to vote for.

Democrats will keep near the same number of seats in the House.

Democrats will take a larger majority in the Senate 54-57 seats total.

Eh.
:shrug:

[RC]

1. Even a poor Dem candidate is better than any reality challenged

repug. By the time the investigations are over there won't be any eligible repug candidates to run.

[jsamuel]

2. I sure hope so,I heard a report that Bush is lawyering up. I think he is trying to run out the clock

[WI_DEM]

3. I'm tired of hearing we have no good candidates

Here are the possibilities: Gore, Clinton, Kucinich, Barack, Edwards, Kerry, Clark, Richardson, Vilsack, Biden.

Who do they have? Giuliani, McCain, Brownback, Gingrich, Romney.

Our candidates are ten times better than theirs.

Also, if the GOP wins the presidency the odds are that they will also make gains in congress. That is usually what happens. Maybe not enough to take back the House. However, they are defending more seats in the Senate in '08 than we are, so we maybe could gain a couple of seats, but doubt that we will have anything like 54-57 seats.

But as you say it's very early.

[William769]

4. Agreed!

[jsamuel]

5. like I said, these are way too early predictions

I think Kucinich would be great and Gore could pull it off, but I don't have much faith in the others. Barack Obama is probably the next closest, followed by Edwards. I just wish we could vote for Elizabeth instead of John.

[GenDem]

8. We have an excellent field

of fine candidates that will make the eventual nominee a strong and viable contender.

I think that the republican field is weak! McCain, besides being old, will pay dearly for supporting this war....Guiliani will divide their party and will never get nominated, and the rest of them are all long shots.

Unless we f*#! everything up I think we have an excellent chance.

[bluewave]

6. There are no good Republican candidates

Rudy's personal life social liberalism, McCain's insanity and pro-abortion, Romney's a nobody Mormon. None of them are particularly charismatic or good at speaking. That leaves some nobody extremist who will get .00001% of the independents.

The only trouble we'll run in to is nominating Hillary.

[jsamuel]

7. yeah, we know that, but I was just talking to my brother...

He prides himself on being a know-it-all. The problem is that he is very liberal but acts like he is in the middle. He is so confused he actually thinks McCain is actually moderate and would be a good choice for president. I can't help extrapolating that view to other swing voters.

[Imagevision]

9. I predict Hannity & Limbaugh will drug smear Obama right up till election day!!

[Clarkie1]

10. Exactly what potential Democratic candidates do you consider "not good?" nt

[GreenTea]

11. Again? When was the last time the republicans won the presidency?

Where voter fraud, the Supreme Court and/or republican owned electronic voting machines didn't come into play?

Way back in 1988!