House Majority Still Uncertain, Republicans Say

[ProSense]

Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Republicans carry substantial advantages as they move into the final month of the fall campaign, but the resilience of vulnerable Democrats is complicating Republican efforts to lock down enough seats to capture the House and take control of the unsettled electoral battleground.

By now, Republicans had hoped to put away a first layer of Democrats and set their sights on a second tier of incumbents. But the fight for control of Congress is more fluid than it seemed at Labor Day, with Democrats mounting strong resistance in some parts of the country as they try to hold off a potential Republican wave in November.

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Races typically tighten in the final month as voters on both sides become more engaged, and the political climate is no more favorable for Democrats than it has been all year, with no substantial signs of improvement in the economy or the outlook for unemployment.

Yet even as spending from outside groups is threatening to swamp many Democratic candidates, Republican strategists estimated that only half of the 39 seats they need to win control of the House were definitively in hand. Many Democratic incumbents remain vulnerable, but their positions have stabilized in the last month as they have begun running negative advertisements to raise questions about their Republican challengers and shift the focus of voters away from contentious national issues like health care, bailouts and President Obama’s performance.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/us/politics/03campaign.html?_r=1

[asjr]

1. I am tired of reading and hearing this crap about

Republicans gaining on Democrats; Democrats falling behind in polls. This is a bunch of nonsense put out by the various media outlets who just want to stir up things. I do not believe for one minute the Democrats will lose any seats in November. We will pick some up. I truly believe the media is out to get us.

[nyy1998]

5. We're going to lose seats, but we're not going to lose the House.

[Iliyah]

2. The corporate media

are focusing on the GOP 24/7 chances of winning which is pissing some of the Dems off. I would not be surprise that the corporate polls are pretty much wrong. I'm watching MSNBC, CNN and Cspan regarding the "One Nation" rally. CNN is constantly stating that this rally is political. MSNBC is a little better in bringing the message out which is about "we the people" and America.

[RBInMaine]

3. "Republican takeover..." bla bla bla corporate MSM fucking meme.

[onehandle]

4. .........

[rocktivity]

6. Oh, they're saying that NOW???

After all these articles saying it was a "slam dunk"? Well, the turnout at this rally and Rahm's departure must have the Rethugs AND the really worried!

:rofl:
rocktivity

[defendandprotect]

7. Trust everyone is looking at this election as an opportunity to knock out more Repukes ... ???

[ClarkUSA]

8. Off to The Greatest with you.... this news makes Dem volunteer GOTV efforts even more essential.

:thumbsup:

:kick:

[Qutzupalotl]

9. More than uncertain: UNLIKELY.

We keep the House and Senate. The Republican so-called takeover will be a FAIL.

[KurtNYC]

10. and then Republicans added, "we'll just have to continue to rule from

the minority"

[Cognitive_Resonance]

11. Sounds like the GOP is lowering expectations. nt

[Tatiana]

12. They smell the Dem base coming home (not that I doubted they would).

We will keep the House and Senate.

[Star]

13. They are saying this for only one reason -

Its an attempt to keep their base afraid, in case they were starting to lose steam.