Even Bill Maher has conceded the House! Says Dems will lose!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

Jesus! And we wonder why Dems are fired up to vote. Even the liberals have declared defeat!!! :puke::puke:

[demmiblue]

1. Bill Maher is not a liberal. n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

19. That's news to me. I know he's a Libertarian, but there are Libertarians

who are socially liberal, and I believe that he is socially liberal, a moderate on some economic issues.

How do you figure that he's not a liberal?

[Initech]

2. Dewey defeats Truman?

[Ter]

9. Pretty sure polling wasn't as advanced in 1948

n/t

[dflprincess]

12. If I recall correctly

polls indicated that Dewey was so far ahead that the pollsters didn't bother to check in with the voters the last few weeks of the campaign.

[Ter]

13. So that differs from today, no?

They are checking with voters daily these days.

[dflprincess]

14. I think they learned from '48

and that's why it is never assumed that anyone is so far ahead they can't lose.

[Ter]

15. How did they even poll back then?

Door to door? I'd imagine most didn't have phones in '48.

[DFLforever]

16. As I recall the story of the Gallup f-up in 1948, they made

the mistake of apportioning the 'undecided' votes evenly between Dewey and Truman.

That was a fatal mistake because most of the undecideds went for Truman.

[JI7]

3. what do you mean by "even" bill maher, as if he is some consitent pro dem type

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. Yep. Jon Stewart has conceded defeat recently. Even Rachel Maddow last night

said something to the fact that it's going to be a "blood bath" on November 2.

How do these so-called pundits know this?

Look at all the evidence of momentum shifting to the Democrats. House races that were counted as losses for the Democrats are now toss-ups or shifting in the Democrats' direction. Same with major House races and gubernatorial races.

And yet, it's "doom and gloom" on our side.

[Hekate]

4. Give up. Stay home. Protect yourself with plastic sheeting and duct tape.

News flash: Bill Maher is not a Democrat or a liberal or a progressive. He's most probably a libertarian.

Hekate

[mymomwasright]

6. Thanks for the enlightenment.

I did agree with the marijuana statement.

[Iris]

5. So what? Has there never before been a time in history when a party regained control of Congress?

I mean, big deal. Even without the tea baggers and their movement, it wouldn't be unheard of for the Republicans to gain some power somewhere.

[mymomwasright]

7. I'd rather not see all the house's time spent on subpeonas

.....for the Obama administration.

[Iris]

11. Sadly, the universe doesn't care much what you and I would rather not see.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. It's one thing to assert that the Dems will lose some seats. That's conventional wisdom, right?

The party in control always losses seats in midterm elections. It's quite another to assert that an entire chamber of Congress will be lost.

And yes, it IS a big deal. Maybe not to you, but it is to a lot of people who care for this country.

[Orrex]

8. Bill Maher also says that vaccines are a conspiracy

A broken clock is wrong at least 1,438 times a day.

[Blue_In_AK]

10. He just says that to get everyone fired up.

That's his job.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

17. Ill-informed giggler with the principles of a slip-n-slide.

:*

[A-Schwarzenegger]

20. Slick oaf in fart-shoes.

:tv: