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"Harry Hope" |
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03 Sep 2006 04:46:25 PM |
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The growing agony of the right wing. |
National polls show that key indicators - presidential approval
ratings, congressional approval ratings, attitudes on the direction of
the country - reflect an electorate unhappy with the status quo and
hungry for change.
"It's the most difficult off-year cycle for the Republicans since
1982," said Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma and former
chief of staff to the Republican National Committee.
"Environmentally, it's about as good from the Democratic perspective
as they could hope to have."
In the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, just 29 percent said the
country was headed in the right direction, a measure of national
pessimism that rivals the 26 percent who felt that way in October
1994.
The war in Iraq, the price of gas, a sense of economic unease all play
a role, analysts said.
The mood is particularly sour in states like Indiana and Ohio, where
it is stoked by local issues and the Republican governors' political
difficulties.
From The International Herald Tribune, 9/3/06:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/03/news/repubs.php
Vulnerable Republicans battling to hold House
By Robin Toner and Kate Zernike The New York Times
WASHINGTON
After a year of political turmoil, Republicans enter the autumn
campaign with their control of the House of Representatives in serious
jeopardy, the possibility of major losses in the Senate and a national
mood so sour that districts once considered safely Republican are now
competitive, according to analysts and strategists in both parties.
Two months before the election, the signs of Republican vulnerability
are widespread.
Indiana, a state that President George W. Bush carried by 21
percentage points in 2004, now has three Republican House incumbents
in fiercely contested races.
Around the country, some of the most senior Republicans are facing
their stiffest challenges in years, including Representative Clay Shaw
Jr. of Florida, the senior Republican on the Ways and Means Committee;
Representative Nancy Johnson of Connecticut, a state increasingly
symbolic of this year's political unrest; and Representative Deborah
Pryce of Ohio, the fourth- ranking Republican in the House.
Two independent political analysts of congressional races have, in
recent weeks, forecast a Democratic takeover of the House, based on
current political conditions.
Stuart Rothenberg, who had previously predicted Democratic gains of 8
to 12 seats in the House, now projects 15 to 20.
Democrats need 15 to regain the majority.
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You can almost feel the Republicans' pain.
Harry
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| User: "Dan Kimmel" |
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| Title: Re: The growing agony of the right wing. |
04 Sep 2006 11:54:49 AM |
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"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:0jjmf29kk5rrtusuplcsj1nth90t4hafde@4ax.com...
Two independent political analysts of congressional races have, in
recent weeks, forecast a Democratic takeover of the House, based on
current political conditions.
Stuart Rothenberg, who had previously predicted Democratic gains of 8
to 12 seats in the House, now projects 15 to 20.
Democrats need 15 to regain the majority.
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You can almost feel the Republicans' pain.
I think -- barring major reversals -- the Democrats will liberate the House
on behalf of the American people.
The Senate remains problematic. It's doable, but all the breaks have to go
their way This may be the most suspenseful election night since 2000.
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