snip:"“Here’s the part of this that bothers me the most: This is not an embracing of Republicans. It’s a rejection of Democrats,” said Andrew Myers, a veteran Democratic pollster who worked on several House campaigns.
"People think the system is broken, and no one's addressing it," says former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent, who says the viewpoint spans Republican rule, too. "The voters feel that there are big obvious things that the government should be dealing with but that it's not dealing with, that the politicians aren't dealing with and should be."
Republicans could gain the 40 seats they need for House control, following Democratic gains of 55 seats over 2006 and 2008.
If the GOP succeeds, it would mark only the fourth time in nearly a century that either the Democrats or Republicans won 20 or more House seats in three straight cycles.
The U.S. has been at war nearly a decade and is recovering from the recession. The nation is becoming far more diverse. Seemingly everything about how people live has changed in just a few years ago.
"It's about fear," said Michael Ford, the founding director of Xavier University's Institute for Politics and the American Dream. What they've lost confidence in is every institution that's supposed to safeguard that, the government, church, business, even sports."
"It's not going to come back simply by changing a couple of players on the chess board," he added. "The election is a quick fix. It's psychological, it's not real."
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Already rumours are starting that Pelosi doesn't want to be House minority leader and other Dem Congressman will move on rather than serve with limited power.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
SS109 wrote: Already rumours are starting that Pelosi doesn't want to be House minority leader and other Dem Congressman will move on rather than serve with limited power.
I think I will use an LJ line, "Ding Dong the witch is dead"
The political pendulum always swings back and forth. We'll go back where we were before the Dems took control of the House. One party controlling everything is not good, no matter which party it is. There needs to be checks and balances of political power.
Pineguy wrote: The political pendulum always swings back and forth. We'll go back where we were before the Dems took control of the House. One party controlling everything is not good, no matter which party it is. There needs to be checks and balances of political power.
There will be major checks and balances on 1/1/2011. Republican House, split Senate, and Dem President. But until then, it will be quite interesting to see how the lame ducks walk. Defeated, just ride out the last six weeks? Or will they pass and tax like crazy?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Democrats will win, you republicans don't think you will win like you say you do. Many silent voters will vote for obama and his fellow democrats. You will see.
Batifa Zaxo wrote: Democrats will win, you republicans don't think you will win like you say you do. Many silent voters will vote for obama and his fellow democrats. You will see.
I've never in my life met a silent democrat.
"Whatever you are, be a good one." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Batifa Zaxo wrote: Democrats will win, you republicans don't think you will win like you say you do. Many silent voters will vote for obama and his fellow democrats. You will see.
Batifa Zaxo wrote: Democrats will win, you republicans don't think you will win like you say you do. Many silent voters will vote for obama and his fellow democrats. You will see.
Obama is running?
Damnit! I missed that one on the ballot!
- Anyone but Obama
"Whatever you are, be a good one." ~ Abraham Lincoln
- Anyone but Obama
