DNC makes fun of Michael Steele

Obama has a 61% approval rating. I am certainly not one of those 61% but I don't disapprove either. I don't disapprove because the GOP has no alternative to what Obama is doing. It looks like the people of NY-20 figured that much.

Michael Steele is a buffon. He is the best thing democrats can wish for.

The sinking of the GOP continues. This is to be expected from a party that destroyed the global economy, illegally invaded and occupied a foreign nation, tortured prisoners, allowed a great American city to drown without lending a hand, supported spying on innocent citizens...and much, much more...far too much to list here.

I wonder if the GOP could win in an all GOP district?

They couldn't last time lol Mark.

I think Obama is making some serious mistakes like keeping Bush crime lords in place and socialising the economy.

I like Obama but I think he has changed position since he made campaign promises that meant so much to the working public that gets screwed every time an election is over.

If Obama wants to keep in favor with the voters he better start keeping his campaign promises to listen to what the public wants including the criminals that willingly tortured people for fun.

Jack E.,

1. There is not a single poll saying "the public" wants criminal prosecution of Bush officials.

2. Obama NEVER made a campaign promise of prosecuting ANYBODY.

3. Obama has a 61% approval rating.

It is the far left LOONY LEFTISTS who want to prosecute somebody. All that will do is witch hunting every four or 8 years when we change parties at the White House. Where was congress? We can't wait for a new government to hold the previous one accountable. It should be done when they are in power, not after. Sorry, that status of limitation has expired. Have some congressional panel investigation aka WASTE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY, and lets move on.

thank for sharing

There is one family, the production crew of a dog and pony show. This family controls the so called "Parties". Therefore, it does not matter who they allow you to believe you voted into office, the family wins either way.

Who is this family? The names you know, the faces you can count are "NOT" the ones directing the play. They like you are merely actors in the play;

Ancient Wisdom, is a link a place to begin exploring the endless possibilities.

I saw yesterday that Steele's fundraising for the RNC is smoking the fundraising efforts of the DNC. Money matters, and right now he's doing okay in that realm.

This really shouldn't have been this close, despite what the Republicans are saying, since it has traditionally been a reliably Republican district. Still, it represents a regional shift away from the Republican party to the Democratic party. There is almost no Republican presence in New England (and now also more of New York State). The exceptions are the two Maine Senators, whom the Republican party has actually threatened to unseat because they voted for the stimulus bill. That would be political suicide, since Maine is more moderate, so will go Democrat before electing some more partisan Republicans to replace the two moderate Senators that are well liked in the state.

It does emphasize the problem the Republicans have. They are more and more being relegated to the most partisan districts in the country as the more moderate districts have shifted to the Democrats. Since the remaining districts are so partisan, the candidates need to be more partisan. But the more partisan the party goes, the more the moderate elements of the party, as well as the Independents, will run the other direction.

So the party needs a fundamental shift in thinking. But to do so may cost them the "safe" seats in the short run. If they focus on the short run in order to keep the seats they have, they will sacrifice the long run.

A very difficult corner they seemed to have backed themselves into.

David, if they challenge those Maine Senators in primaries and get what they want, the democrats take over that seat as you said. They better play ball with those RINOs and appeal to what makes them republicans. Democrats have Senators like that too...in places like Indiana, Nebraska. You have to play in the middle, no doubt.

They backed themselves into a narrow corner. Demographics are changing in many places. Even if new Americans (first, second generation) might be fully in favor of enforcing immigration rules for examples, many feel insulted by the rhetoric of folks members of the GOP never denounce, or worse apologize too. Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada will be like New England very soon. T

Alan, I haven't really looked into it yet, so this is just off the cuff. But I think it likely that the Republicans might actually get back some House seats next year, which of course they would tout as some huge wave of support shifting back in their favor. The reason is that some "safe Republican" districts shifted to the Democrats as they rode some coattails. Those districts are still traditionally Republican, and may simply revert back during the midterm elections since there won't be any coattails to ride.

In the end, the 2010 elections will depend not so much on the Republicans but on Obama and/or the Democratic congress. It comes down to one thing - will people feel the economy has turned around and is getting better or has it gotten worse (say, around the spring/summer of 2010). If the public feels like the country is going in the right direction and the Democrats run good candidates, they could pick up another handful of seats or (more likely) stay roughly where they are. If the public feels that the economy has not turned around then the Republicans will make an all out push and should regain some house seats. They might even get a Senate seat or two given the special circumstances.

It's too soon to know. But at this time next year it might be fun to do some predictions.

You won't see any tidal wave of Repubs in 2010 but to count them out from eroding the 2008 Dem gains would be wishful thinking.

I agree there is no national Repub out there for them to rally around around but on the state/local level, you are going to see backlash especially in moderate/conservative Dem districts. Only time will tell the level but historically mid terms are seldom happy times for reigning parties.