27 House Races Move To Favor Democrats
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Congress, Democrats, RepublicansSigns that the shockwaves in a post-Dubya era could be even more pronounced than previously expected?
Findings come from the non-partisan Cook Political Report, via Wash Post:
In its issue released last week, CPR shifted its competitiveness ratings for 28 House races — and 27 of them shifted in favor of Democrats.Twenty-one of those contests were moved from “Solid Republican” to “Likely Republican,” meaning that more and more seemingly “safe” GOP seats aren’t quite safe anymore under the current political circumstances. [...]
Many of the contests shifting in favor of Democrats are in states that will be competitive in the presidential race as well. The revised ratings include four races in Florida, four in Pennsylvania, two in Virginia and one apiece in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio. (Pennsylvania had the only race that shifted away from Democrats: Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s (D) reelection bid in the 11th district).
Question: has Bush destroyed the Republican brand or can it be saved by McCain?
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July 7th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Let me help. Yes, Bush has destroyed the Republican brand and No McCain cannot save it.
Now I have a question - While we wait to see what alien-like creatures of hell comes bursting out of the the chest cavity of the dying Republican Party, why not keep the Federal government from spinning completely out of control by voting for John McCain to ride herd on a transitional divided government?
No matter what you think of McCain vs. Obama, we will be much better off with a transitional divided government for the next four years, rather than risk the unfettered power of a single party government with a Democratic President, a Democratic House with an expanded 100 seat majority, and a Democratic Senate with a filibuster proof 60-40 supermajority. Particularity a Democratic president who has shown he is willing to sacrifice constitutional protections and core convictions on the altar of political expediency, as Obama has shown with his FISA flip-flop. This Obama unitary executive will have more unfettered power than any president in generations. There will have never been such a consolidation of power under one party in the lifetime of most of the people reading this blog. But what the heck. He’s got a nice face and pleasant demeanor. Lets trust him with all that power.
July 7th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
The republican party has shown themselves to be complete hypocrites. A vote for McCain is a vote to continue this hypocrisy. No, better to have the democrats control everything.
It needs to be remembered that democrats do not march in lockstep like the republicans did from 1994 to 2006. Democrats are like herding cats so there is little chance that power will get out of control like there was under the republicans.
July 7th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
“Question: has Bush destroyed the Republican brand or can it be saved by McCain?”
The political pendulum will be swinging on behalf of the Democratic party for a good while. The only way they face to lose it is if they screw up as bad as the Bush regime. That’s hard to conceive.
When you lie, steal and cheat, it forces the electorate in the other direction. Until the party in power slips up enough to erase the mistakes of the [arty that held power prior. That’s why the so-called two-party system is corrupt beyond belief. And that is precisely why we don’t live in a real democracy.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Oh I dunno… Given they did not live up to their own promises on either earmarks or paygo, and they not have bothered to reign in world class criminals in their midst like Murtha who continue to grab as much as he can with both hands, and show every indication about being just as greedy with trading earmarks for contributions as the Republicans, once its all Dems - Katie bar the door! - just like the Republicans.
It took the Republicans six years to pile up the levels of incompetence and corruption that is afforded by single party government. Given that the Dems will have even more power, and less opposition and oversight, I’m guessing they can match the Republican record in only four years of single party government.
July 8th, 2008 at 3:33 am
“and they not have bothered to reign in world class criminals in their midst like Murtha who continue to grab as much as he can with both hands, and show every indication about being just as greedy with trading earmarks for contributions as the Republicans” mw
I agree wholeheartedly. Murtha is corrupt. Niether party is more or less corrupt than thee other. That’s why I believe this country needs more parties and more choices. Two parties that share power between each other is not choice. That’s called a monopoly. They both work in tandem to thwart any viable third-party from forming. They split the electorate up between the two of them and convince ignorant Americans that that is democracy and choice. It couldn’t be further from the truth. You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours isn’t “compromise” like the politicos like to put it. It’s graft!
July 8th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Mr. Sullivan - May I show you your petard?…
There is a major problem with Bartlett’s solution to the “nightmare scenario” of single party Democratic government in 2008 - specifically his suggestion of focusing on Republicans retaking the House of Representatives in 2008 to maintain divided go…
July 8th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
[...] Regarding Bartlett’s solution to the “nightmare scenario” of single party Democratic government in 2009 (I cannot respond to Sullivan’s solution since he has not offered one) - specifically his suggestion of focusing on Republicans retaking the House of Representatives - The problem is that it is flying in the face of history and ignoring the state of the Republican Party and House elections. [...]