Re: More than a thumpin'

There are 90+ competitive seats that are held by democrats.  I follow politics 
relatively closely and I've never heard /seen any reasonable person predict a 
100 seat gain for republicans .


 



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From: Karl <[email protected]>
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Well, Thom is actually partially right.  There were estimates of possibly 95-100 
seats in play.  That however was as near as last week (the chairmen of the 
NRCC), not just earlier this year.  Last April Boehner did say he felt at least 
100 were in play, and others have too.
 
But I couldn’t find any quotes of “well over 100” either.  Maybe just a slight 
exaggeration?
 
 
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Mike Findlay
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No one ever reasonably believed it would be over 100 seats. Where did you get 
that number from?   40 - 60 has been the most commonly mentioned range of 
pickups in the house.    

 

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Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] More than a thumpin'


Of course, this all ignores the polls and research that suggests Republicans are 
likely to gain an edge-even a majority...but nothing like originally thought (it 
used to be a belief that it would be well over a hundred-now optimism is 50 or 
even less).  It also ignores that a few months ago when the expectation for some 
states elections were "it's bad to be an incumbent!" and then all but one 
incumbent won.  I don't doubt the Republicans will get the majority next 
week...but that this will be some sort of incredible "thumping" seems far more 
up in the air.
 
 
Thom
http://thomwade.wordpress.com/
http://www.cafepress.com/Thomwade
http://www.in-one-ear.com
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http://www.nypost.com/f/print/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/more_than_thumpin_TEoAyhmmwliS7TtjZz8kPK

 
 
  
 
 
  
By JOHN PODHORETZ
 
 
  
Last Updated: 8:12 AM, October 26, 2010
 
 
  
Posted: 10:47 PM, October 25, 2010
 
 
  
 
 
  
In a week, Americans go to the polls. But it might as well be happening today. 
 
 
  
For -- barring major news events or extraordinarily damaging revelations about 
 
 
  
individual candidates that cause probable voters to rethink their choices in 
 
 
  
unprecedented fashion -- the 2010 cake is baked, it's out of the oven and it's 
 
 
  
cooling in an undisclosed location.

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