More than enough Cowbell!

damn

and the media is too focus on O/R to realize that the downticket races are going to be damaged for the Republicans.

Also I expect a net +45 on the House D side, which means we retake the House, and end the careers of many Republicans.

They have been some of the WORST politicians in DC and we need to nip their politicial careers in the bud right now. If we can oust a bunch of them it will hopefully put an end to that racist organization!

next four years. And after the last four, I would hope the Dems would turn the tables-- fuck bipartisanship.

I hope we DO take all three branches and RUN with them! But IF that happens, we're gonna owe a debt of gratitude (whether we like it or not) to the Tea Party. It's been their monkey-wrenching of the GOP that's set it tumbling and stumbling. Who knows if the GOP will EVER recover from it's froolish embracement of the haters that make up the TP and the Religious Right. I sure hope they don't come back to reality until we Dems get a chance to solidly and permanently hand the nation back to "The People".

If it's close, then fuck, I'm in. Let's get it going!

pretty much neck and neck! That gives me hope, but we know what they are capable of to secure a "win".

I will be stocking up on callous cream.

Rarely do I get someone interested in receiving the call.

I didn't think we had a chance! GOTV!!!!

and what I've been waiting for, Paul Ryan will go rogue

When candidates are forced into "I still support" statements, it is toilet turd circling time.

Republicans tend to be consistent with voting, moreso than democrats. We need to make sure we get all those voters out to the polls and voting for Shelley Berkley!!

when the polls were suggesting it was a toss up. I would assume that his people are the same people that will be behind her. This may be a seat we gain. Early on, this seat and Brown's were said to be the 2 R seats most endangered.

Had that been a somewhat sane republican it might have turned out differently. I think Nevadans were worried they'd have a total idiot as their US Senator with Sharron Angle and in the end some moderate republicans and independents also went with Reid.

Not to mention that she couldn't get endorsements from the more sane Republican politicians in the state.

Believe it or not, she is still crying about Reid stealing that election, too.

Christine O'Donnell was a dingbat too but Dems outnumber republicans like 2.5 to 1 and up north our republicans are pretty moderate.

She is an idiot, through and through.

and since we are a mail in state, we pick a night and discuss the issues and do our voting. We often vote as a bloc, though not always on the propositions, unless it's a Tim Eyman. Those ones are easy, speasy. I don't even read them. If Tim Eyman sponsors one, I vote no.

Democrat 562,324
Republican 460,669
Non-Partisan 213,701
American Independent 59,976
Libertarian 8,406

Total 1,313,911

The only thing I wonder about is Claire's tax problem. What's with that?

I don't want to diminish her at all, but at this point, a ficus would beat Todd Akin. All the better that McCaskill is a million times better than a ficus.

yeeeehaaaaaaaa (dean scream : - ))))

I mean personally I'm a vote straight ticket kinda gal (except ME and VT - vote for King & Sanders) but we need to focus on these downticket races and get people excited about them too!

So she probably got a bit of a bump from the Romney campaign but I suspect the next poll will pull Murphy way ahead of her and hopefully we'll win CT easily in November.

Omg. I plan to move there anyway. This is just icing on the really incredible cake. Crown of the Continent, save me a spot, I'll get there as soon as I can.



Takes your breath away, no?

and he's a democrat.

All our statewide offices are currently held by Dems. It's a very Libertarian state. Obama is not popular and up until 2010 our legislature was pretty much split down the middle. The pukes rode the wave of anti-Obama and anti-Obamacare and killed us in the state legislature. We also have an attorney general (Steve Bullock, who is running for Governor) that has been trying to defend our campaign laws against the onslaught of corporate money. The Democrat who is running to replace him is Pam Bucy and she is facing an unprecedented amount of corporate money against her. The one saving grace that I think we have here this particular election season is that people are NOT happy about the corporate money and the attack on our campaign laws. There is a symbolic ballot initiative that is anticipated to pass that will be condemning Citizens United.
Pam Bucy, in particular can use all the help that anyone can give. http://pambucy.com/
We also have a decent shot to take the MOntana congressional seat. A recent poll put Democrat Kim Gillan only 3 points behind the Republican for the open seat being vacated by Dennis Rehberg, who is running against Tester. This has put our congressional race on the radar for national Democratic organizations. http://www.gillanforcongress.com/

Especially if one has the stones to drive up the going to the puke (sun) road. Sadly, unless I have a driver, I will never, ever go on that road again. A driver and lots of xanax.

as being willing to jump of a cliff with the crazies.

That's my guess. Plus by not siding with either party right now he can probably win alot of Olympia Snowe former voters.

Better than Charlie Summers, but he's going to be no friends to progressives.

He vetoed raising the minimum wage twice while he was governor.

I mean we deal with Manchin out of WV I think we can survive King.

sounded reasonable. Lieberman has forever soured me on that.

I never bought into that 'Woohoo we have 60' back after the 2008 election because I knew that meant we'd have to count on a bunch of moderates that were very unreliable. But now when the other option is Mitch McConnell, senate majority leader - well I can tolerate it a bit more.

turn out,turn out...

I love telling them that I'm a registered Repub, and plan to vote for the Democrats. They don't have many questions after hearing that.

It's okay if you're a republican, I guess, um, sort of, wow, I don't meet many, um, well, you know.....................

I live in CT so I just donated to Chris Murphy's campaign...thanks for the reminder!

This is looking really good!

'til Election Day.

Need to start sending in $47 dollars to your favorite senate candidate.

I suppose that's kind of Machiavellian of me, but ........

Anybody have recommendations for a site to track the House and Senate races?

Edited to add: My reading comprehension tonight sucks. Thanks Lynnesyn. It's in your OP

But I would love to see what heights Obama could reach with full legislative support.

Thing is this - Dems don't demand 100% loyality to the party. They've always tried to keep that open tent that would allow people like Manchin from WV or the Nelsons (both NE and FL although NE is retiring) to serve as democrats even though many times they would vote against us.

A long time ago our representatives in congress use to vote in a way that would best serve their states and NOT based on Lobbying dollars. We need that kind of congress again but I think the tea party has ruined it for the GOP.

And btw welcome to DU

Been viewing here for some time. The realization that this is the most important election of my lifetime moved me to join.
Btw, my wife calls em teaboogers. Usually you just flick em away, unless of course you're alone, them you eat them.

But, as far as your advice re: teaboogers...eewww!

Welcome LittleRock! Is your wife the SOS? I kid.

Woot!

It's been neck and neck all along. By right's the seat should go to Donnelly - Mourdock is not a credible candidate to anyone outside the most extreme Tea Party circles. The fact that it's even close is the real mystery - but hey, I'll take any kind of win!

I wonder if the governor's race has tightened any.

Present this NEWS!

We Got To Get a Dem Senate so we can get Help for The People!!

Well, since the Senate Repugs just blocked the Bi-partisan Vet job bill with a technicality.... they just put the do-nothing Senate Repugs in the news!

Heidi Heitkamp, the former Attorney General for ND, is running for Kent Conrad's(D) open seat in the Senate against Rick Berg. She is closing the gap, and due to that, there has been an influx of PAC money being spent on Berg.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/08/17/in-north-dakota-senate-race-democrat-heidi-heitkamp-closes-gap-2

I've donated to her campaign, and I have my fingers crossed.

Yes we do!

My bloody fingers will not rest until Sean Patrick Maloney (NY18) defeats douche/teabag Nan Hayworth.

The Democratic candidate, Mark Clayton, is actually an anti-gay tea party nut. He has been denounced by the state Democratic Party. He won 30% of the vote in a seven person primary. The state party chairman has urged Democrats to wage a write-in campaign "for a candidate of their choice" in the Nov. 6 general election.

He is running against Bob Corker.

Right now it appears we have two choices and both are bad.

But you're right - DSSS doesn't even mention the guy
http://www.dscc.org/featured_races?blog_entry_KEY=844

They even gave Angus King support in Maine
http://www.dscc.org/featured_races?blog_entry_KEY=836

And the DSSS has always supported Bernie Sanders
http://www.dscc.org/featured_races?blog_entry_KEY=856

Thanks for the update on Tennessee!

against the constituents of "the volunteer state." He also was one of the first to step out against saving the auto industry because he was protecting Nissan's interests, and was willing to help throw out the pensions and health benefits for long-term factory workers of north if that is what it took.

Don't get me wrong, I have two Nissans, but I strongly supported saving the jobs of workers in Detroit and the other states involved in manufacturing cars. There is room for both in these United States.

Nissan at that time was ticked off because the union was starting to influence workers at Nissan factories in Tennessee to unionize. Nissan couldn't have any of that.

Sam

Tennessee Democratic Party is a mess and didn't even get word out to the voters about the anti-LGBT Mark Clayton.

Clayton was nominated because his was the first name on the list, period. I knew enough to vote for Park Overall, but, honestly, I didn't see not ONE ad explaining who the candidates were and the only independent articles regarding the candidates were sparse.

It's a shame, really.

SUCK IT RMONEY!!!

..especially with Bernie Sanders, a "neighbor" Senator, to work with.

The way I see it, it's 53-46 with Connecticut still to be decided.

"Insider" information (can't say where or from whom) is that there's an "October Surprise" to be sprung in a couple of weeks regarding McMahon - I'll bet it's juicy!!

That's our magic number!

.....unfortunately we'll still fall about 10 seats shy of a majority.

This makes me a very happy girl!

The map cites Rassmussen in ND and other polling shows it to be very close. The "R" had a foot in mouth comment that hurt him quite badly. I hope they throw some money into that race because i believe it can now be won.

I was told this was a tea partier that ran in a crowded TN Dem primary. Even the DSSS is not supporting this guy.

But the numbers from the tie in Connecticut were BEFORE the RNC Convention. If Warren is picking up steam in Massachusetts then I think we can put Connecticut in our win column too!

WILLARD HAS NO COATTAILS TO GO WITH HIS TOP HAT!

Down-ticket GOPers must be feeling the flop sweat as they lie awake at night in the throes of insomnia no drug or drink can cure.

My heart bleeds (not).

I think people finally are seeing the republicans for who they are.

Really MON-frickin'-TANA???


It could be this elections Indiana - which NO ONE not even Nate Silver picked.

GLEE!!!!!

he is getting better but will he ever be able to reach the level of health that the job demands?no one in illinois is saying anything about this now but someday kirk will have to make that decision.

Every voter that pulls the handle for Obama will pull it for Kaine too. Romney is working for the Congressional races at this point.

We need to rid of cantor McConnell and ryan!'n

IF every Democrat got out and voted, IF

Edit: Sorry, didn't read past the first few words... sorry. But he COULD still win GA.

Win or lose, putting Georgia into play could be VERY important, I think.

Making the RNC fight in the South is kinda like throwing water on the Wicked Witch of the West, it seems to me.

Welcome to DU, by the way.

Obama has it in the bag, we need to stitch him some long coattails!

Lots of undecideds but a positive direction. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/250303-poll-murphy-leads-mcmahon-in-conn-senate-race

The Connecticut post in the link I had used above was from 8/26 which was the monday of the RNC convention. That's hardly a good gauge of what is happening up there in Connecticut. I mean Elizabeth Warren was behind on 8/26 and now she is surging.

But I do know Murphy has a few skeletons in his closest with financial issues but hell, I trust someone like that way more than some multi-millionaire who doesn't have a clue what it's like to struggle.

Which is, of course, the number of votes needed to break a filibuster. However, if enough Tea Party types get rebuked by the electorate, maybe, just maybe it will shake up the republican party enough to actually get them moving toward Eisenhowerland again as opposed to whatever far-out evil cartoon galaxy they are proselytizing from now.

Specter got chased out of his party and then lost to Pat Toomey. Mike Castle got beat in a closed primary to a dingbat Tea Partier who fortunately went on to lose by 17pts to Chris Coons (in a raise that was safe GOP when Castle was thought to win the nomination).

I remember the days when people voted on what was best for their state and NOT what was best for their lobbyists. I miss those days.

BTW welcome to DU

I can't speak for the whole state, but Nashville (one of two severely left-leaning areas with Memphis) using voting machines that have been proven to be rigged, Obama has no chance to win this state. The worst part is, even after the machines were shown to be rigged, the election commission still won't block their use. Really hate living in a deep red state sometimes.

Ever since the tea bagger Brown shirts defeated Sen. Lugar,
it's been downhill for this chump with everyone but the
Jack booted, KKK Brown shirts who worship
these lying, rancid bastards.

Go Joe Donnely !

So if we get King to caucus with us that would make it 54-46!