Don't Count Democrats Out Yet

Must have killed politico to write that. :evilgrin:

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/10/04/dont_count_democrats_out_yet.html

Don't Count Democrats Out Yet


"Republicans carry substantial advantages as they move into the final month of the fall campaign, but the resilience of vulnerable Democrats is complicating Republican efforts to lock down enough seats to capture the House and take control of the unsettled electoral battleground," the New York Times reports.

"By now, Republicans had hoped to put away a first layer of Democrats and set their sights on a second tier of incumbents. But the fight for control of Congress is more fluid than it seemed at Labor Day, with Democrats mounting strong resistance in some parts of the country as they try to hold off a potential Republican wave in November."

The Fix notes Democrats raised $16 million in September alone, "a startlingly strong month of fundraising that party operatives insist is a sign of momentum for their side with roughly one month remaining before the November midterms."

Politico: "Once-despondent Democrats now believe that they may be able to avert a total midterm wipeout, as a series of important states now appears to be trending in their direction or growing more competitive. The bad news: In a sign of how hostile the election environment remains for the party, the cautious optimism is largely due to the view that the impending political hurricane could be downgraded from category 5 to category 4."


http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/10/04/october_matters.html

October Matters


They don't call it an October surprise for nothing.

First Read: "One month out before Election Day, it's worth reminding everyone that Octobers matter in American politics. It's the time in the cycle when campaigns start feeling the heat; front-runners see their leads shrink; debates take place; gaffes get magnified; and voters really begin to tune in. Indeed, something unexpected is bound to happen -- it almost always does. Remember: Although it first broke in late September, Mark Foley's Page-gate was an October story that certainly had an impact on the '06 midterms. And already in the last few days, we've seen a housekeeper come out of nowhere (CA GOV) and a father who was once Bozo the Clown (DE SEN). What's next? It's October, folks..."

I suspect Sanity to return, not everyone is as stupid as the Rethugh Politicians think voters are..HOW CAN ANY VOTER NOT KNOW?

Snip:
Enzi either isn't very bright or he hasn't been paying attention. Dems first tried to reauthorize the TANF Emergency Fund in March, but Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) blocked it. Dems tried again earlier this month, but Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) blocked it. Dems tried again this week, but Enzi blocked it.

Regardless, what difference does it make when and how often it's come up? If Enzi agrees that this is an "important social safety net program," then why the hell did he feel it necessary to let it die?

This isn't some academic exercise -- by killing the measure, Republicans will force thousands of Americans out of work. The House approved an extension of the program (twice) but the Senate GOP just didn't care. As a result, the TANF Emergency Fund comes to an end tonight at midnight. Thousands of layoffs will begin quickly, and continue as we get closer to the holiday season.

And we'll once again face an ironic dynamic: Americans will get frustrated with Democrats over more job losses, instead of the Republicans responsible for killing an effective program that kept tens of thousands on the job.

Indeed, in a sane political world, the death of the TANF Emergency Fund would be a pretty big scandal, and Republicans would have been afraid to kill an effective jobs program with an unemployment rate near 10%. Instead, the GOP is counting on being rewarded by Americans for taking steps like these, and polls suggest that's exactly what's going to happen.

Republicans will keep asking, "Where are the jobs?" and no one seems inclined to answer, "Your party got rid of them."

http://www.ucomparehealthcare.com/drs/report2.html?L=1868323622383808220849&R=408DeG755DKx2ED6HQ2cJL6h4&I=18683236

:thumbsup:

Is this related to O'Donnell...how?

Love this statement by Gandhi.

http://www.newser.com/story/101995/christine-odonnells-dad-bozo-the-clown.html

Christine O'Donnell's Dad: Bozo the Clown

That explains a lot.