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October 17, 2010
Politico: 'More bad polls. More bad fundraising numbers. More dreary talk on the Sunday shows.'
Topics: Political News and commentariesAll in all, for the Democrats - it was a brutal weekend:
[...] It added up to a brutal weekend for Democrats, as the consensus among election analysts, already bearish on the party's prospects, took a turn for the worse over the past 48 hours.There's a clear take-home message here: Bad polls, bad fundraising numbers, and dreary talk mean nothing - unless everyone who believes in limited government votes on November 2nd.In the eyes of the experts, the House Democratic majority most likely won't survive Nov. 2, with political handicappers expanding their predictions to envision the possibility of a Democratic wipeout.
Analyst Stu Rothenberg pegs the number of competitive seats at 100. Charlie Cook says it's 97. Virtually all of those seats are held by Democrats.
Rothenberg is predicting a likely Republican gain of 40 to 50 seats, with 60 seats possible. Republicans need a net pickup of 39 seats to take the House.
One House Democrat, reflecting widespread conversations with his colleagues, guessed Sunday that his party will lose 50 seats. Many, he said, are calling with urgent pleas for more contributions.
The Senate may stay in Democratic hands -- but only by the narrowest of margins, so slim that it will make a handful of moderates from both parties the only people who will decide whether anything gets done.
Posted by Richard at October 17, 2010 9:32 PM
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