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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHave the Democrats given up on winning back the Congress?
I know most of the attention is on the presidential race at the moment and very little on the Congressional races. Perhaps that will change in the next couple of months?
Is it just a given that the Republicans are going to win the House again? I think that might be a premature judgement? If the Democrats can switch about 25 or 26 seats out of the 435 running, then they could be back in the majority. I would say it is very possible.
Many times, the Congressional and Senate candidates can ride the President's coattails to a majority, if the opponent is exceptionally weak and unpopular, sort of like John McCain in 2008. If Romney does not clear up a bunch of these questions about Bain Capital and his tax returns, he could suffer another one of those defeats and it would hurt the Republicans across the board.
The best strategy at this time to regain a Democratic Majority seems to be just that. Let Obama drag them across the finish line. Democrats should put all their marbles on Obama. He is their best chance at winning back the House, in my opinion.
ananda
(28,783 posts)It's all too convenient that the Reeps don't seem to care about Romney,
and I think Rove and Koch and co. are pouring money into Senate races.
I hope the Dems are meeting the challenge.
global1
(25,168 posts)taking back the House and strengthening their hold in the Senate. They need to take advantage of this situation and somehow tie Rmoney's failures to the other Repugs.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)that when your supporters are lukewarm on the top of the ticket, they tend to vote less down the ticket also....
democrat_patriot
(2,774 posts)That shipping jobs overseas is good?
That hiding information is good?
That only the wealthy should get a tax cut?
We should gut education, medicare, social security?
We should kill the ACA?
We should denied coverage for pre existing conditions etc....
It's not that hard.
They just have 1/20th the money. So they need 1-2 effective ads that say it all.
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)... writing concession speeches and telling the 35,000 recall Walker volunteers that they're no longer needed.
I swear, some days I think Karl Rove runs the damned Party here.
kentuck
(110,950 posts)They may be a little demoralized after that special election. They will need to pull themselves up and get back in the game in the next month or two. I know it's tough for Democrats there.
NNN0LHI
(67,190 posts)Have you seen one lately?
Don
We NEED those people!! Every d#$% one of 'em!!
NNN0LHI
(67,190 posts)lastlib
(22,981 posts)we might have a shot, but I think the odds are still against it. I don't think Obama has enough coattail to pull enough Dems into the House to take control. The redistricting this year worked pretty strongly against the Dems at the Congressional level. I do expect spme gains, but I don't think enough to re-take. Keeping the Senate is a crapshoot--Repugs are pouring the $$ into that fast and furious; they badly want to take it to force Obama to veto everything they put up, or at least force Dems to filibuster.
It's going to be a tough year; we really need all hands on deck to work hard to hold what we have and hopefully gain a little against the Repub $$ tide. Turnout is everything!! GOTV!!