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greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
1. Duckworth is running about 10 points ahead of Walsh.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 08:51 AM
Nov 2012

I really hope that she wins and it's looking good for her.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
8. Same here.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:00 PM
Nov 2012

The deadbeat dad has a commercial running here with his son talking about what a wonderful father Walsh was. I mute the television every time it's on. Thankfully, I live in a safely Democratic district where the incumbent has no opponent.

global1

(25,252 posts)
3. Is There An Analysis Anywhere On The Net That Talks To The House Races?....
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:21 AM
Nov 2012

I got to think that if PBO wins he carries a lot of House races with him.

 

Iggy

(1,418 posts)
4. "A Few of the Teapukes Gone..."
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:48 AM
Nov 2012

uhh, a few won't make a difference in the House.

progressive, common sense legislation will continue to be stomped on by the teabagger mob and the repug-lite blue dog democrats.

then there's the Senate. a complete farce.

 

Iggy

(1,418 posts)
9. AGREED
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:53 PM
Nov 2012

but let's get real... we lost EIGHT years not getting anything worthwhile done under dumbya and now we've lost another four years.. yes, getting a marginal health care program passed, but not much of anything else significant.

this in the face of the fact we've got, oh, twenty major problems that must be addressed... congress cannot continue to sit around doing NOTHING.



Massacure

(7,525 posts)
7. Dems are projected to pick up House seats numbering in the mid single digits
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 11:24 AM
Nov 2012

I read an article the other day mentioning that Democrats should pick up a few seats in the House, but not enough to blunt the republican's advantage. I also remember reading that redistricting in several states will protect 10-12 seats for the Republicans that they probably would have lost.

zebe83

(143 posts)
10. +2 at best.....
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:58 PM
Nov 2012

Districts are no longer set up for close races. They are drawn for one party or the other. Massive change is hard to occur now.

 

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
13. There are a good number of close races. It'll be more than two. Many think into low double digits.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 03:46 PM
Nov 2012

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
11. Republicans vote as a bloc more often than Democrats
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:59 PM
Nov 2012

who have to worry about Blue Dogs voting against their best interests every time Fox News says "boo" to them. So, unless it's only a few seats difference in total (like 219-216), I don't think there is much chance of getting Republics to vote for anything that will help Obama.

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