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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:21 AM
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So when the Dems regain control of the senate in 2006, what do you...
think is the first think they will do?
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:24 AM
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1. Help work towards winning the House and Presidency.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:24 AM
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2. delete
Edited on Thu Mar-17-05 11:24 AM by BrklynLiberal
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Robroy Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:25 AM
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3. Fairness Doctrine..
And election reform, without which begs the question of how the Democrats expect to win in 2006.
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coloradodem2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:29 AM
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4. How are we going to make this happen?
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:30 AM
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5. I believe we will actually lose seats in 2006
The way things are set up and the locations of seats that will be up for re-election in the Senate, we will lose between three and five seats in 2006.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:56 AM
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7. I agree
I'm a pessimist and I don't see many vulnerable Republicans in 2006, while I see several vulnerable Democrats. :-(

Meanwhile, folks on here are sending money in to defeat Lieberman when we have 2 vulnerable Republican Congressmen in Connecticut, one of whom lost mainly due to a lack of funding. My big fear of Lieberman going down in a primary is a Republican would then pick up his Senate seat.

I think, if we are lucky, we can pick up a few seats in the House.
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:58 AM
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8. I plan to help fund Lieberman's defeat
I see his seat as already being held by a Republican.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 12:07 PM
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10. he won't lose
Unless a high profile celebrity runs, no in-state Democrat will be able to even get more than 20-25% of the vote against Lieberman... Lieberman's that popular.

This professor that announced last night may be able to get 10% if he can actually get to a primary.

If somebody can defeat Lieberman in a primary, they will be extremely vulnerable to a top Republican.

As a Connecticut resident, I would much rather have you send money to whoever challenges Rob Simmons in the 2nd district or Chris Shays. Nancy "Gingrich Girl" Johnson is almost undefeatable, despite living in a Democratic district.


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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 12:11 PM
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11. Nope, funding Liebrman's opponent.
Edited on Thu Mar-17-05 12:12 PM by Walt Starr
Sorry. I see Lieberman as a key to remove in 2006.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 01:13 PM
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12. then you might want to add 1 to the total of seats lost then
And, I'm sure when Nancy Johnson beats whomever defeats Lieberman in the general election, she'll make Lieberman look like Dennis Kucinich.

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BillZBubb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 11:51 AM
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6. Try to wake up, because I know it is only a dream.
I don't see it as happening. The Repugs control the media, they control the government, they have bottomless financing, they control the elections. And the sheeple are willingly following them into the abyss.
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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 12:04 PM
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9. agree - voting in '06 is as much of a dream as voting in '04 was

NOTHING has been done to clean up elections and not useing the rigged voting machines.

so dream on people.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 02:01 PM
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13. Electoral financing reforms and ensure the right of public goods to
delivered through the markets by regulation.


Also they should do all sorts of things that Bush will then Veto to show exactly who he is and how he hates democracy.

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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-05 02:02 PM
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14. We will lose more seats if Democratic leaders won't fight election fraud
It seems so far the leadership has its head in the sand. If that is the case, we will not win back anything.
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