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There are far too many idiotic blogs out there, on both sides of the political spectrum. I imagine is has something to do with the lack of personal contacts most Americans feel, instead of getting actively involved in politics or talking to the candidates we instead just put out uncited (and usually wrong) facts.
To make myself feel better I would like to point out that I campaigned this week for a democrat in the 26th district.
I leave soon, should be interesting.
At this point I believe the Democrats are going to pick up 5 in the senate:
Montana (Jon Tester is an amazing man, I really like what I have read about him. Further the Democrats picked up Montana's Governorship, House and Senate).
Pennslyvania: Roberet Casey has been doing a nice job against Santorum (who is top on my disliked list) Casey is a nice solid progressive, and interestingly enough a strong pro-lifer.
Missouri: McCaskill has been picking up voting points over the last few months
Ohio: Mike Dewine (called by some a Republican in Name Only) has big lost ground after his involvement in scandals, plus the Ohio Democrats have been very active in rallying the state.
Rhode Island: Whitehorse has been gaining ground, especially in the wake of the corruption of the party in power and the worstening situation with Iraq.
Washington: Although I have problems with Maria Cantwell, she has done some good things, she just fill into some bad company (which is forgivable, as many have) I am welling to give her another chance, but than might repeal her after that (but not with someone like Mike McGavick, an anti-union, anti-environment person.)
Arizonia, Tennesse, and Virgina are not likely to switch hands, the result 50-50, with tie breaking going to Dick Cheney.
http://www.nytimes.com/electionguide?currentDataSet=senCALCULATOR¤tMapState=geo¤tState=24&calc=RDDDDDRRDDDDRDDDRDDDDDDDRRRDRDDDR
My house preditions: 222 Republican to 213 Democratic, a gain of 10.
At this point the Democratic Party has not had the political savvy to really mobilize a base, something that the Republican party does all to well. However, that is a very conservative (haha) prediction of mine, and will change as time goes on. A lot depends on whether the scandals continue to shift balances of power within state elections, and the candidates themselves. Other important factors include how Afghanistan, Hezbollah, and Iraq fare in the next few months. The Democratic party also needs to combat the Religious right, right-wing muckruckers who continue to spout lies. Further it needs to make sure to check its own ranks so that it can avoid running into scandals that the republicans can turn back onto them.
http://www.nytimes.com/electionguide?currentDataSet=houCALCULATOR¤tState=243&calc=RRRRDRDRRRRDRRDRDDRDDRRRDDDDDDRDDDDDDDRDRRDRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDRRRDRRRDRRRDRDDDDRRRDDDDRDRRDDRRRRRRRDRRRRRDRDDRDDRRRDRDDRRDRRRDDDDRRDDDDDRDDDRRDRRRRDRRDRRRRRDRRDRDRRRRDRRRRRRDRDDRRRRDDRDDDDRDDDDDDDDDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRDDDDRRRDDRDDRDRDDRDDDRRRRRRRRDRRRDDRRRRDRDDDRDDDRDDDRDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRDDRDRRDDRDDRDRRDRRRRDDDRRRRRDRRDDDRDRRRDDRDRRRDRDDDDDRRRDRRRRDDDDRRDRRDDRRRRDDDRRRDDDRDDRRRRRRRRDRRRRRDDDDRDRRRRDRDDDDRRRDRDRRDRRRRDDRRDDDRRDDRDDRDRDDDRRDRR
It is still really early though, and as a show of bipartisanship, what I really want is balance between the executive and legislative branches, accountability on this god-forsaken war, some support for nations other than Israel, and a better health care system. I get nervous about the isolationist stance of some members of the Democratic party, but at the same time I get more nervous by the war-mongers in the republican party.
Also, to refute some points about the midwest. The democratic party isn't that present, but it controls both of North Dakota's senatorial positions, and one in South Dakota (it used to control both), it has one in Iowa, and one in Colorado. This country is split, but isn't as bad as either side would like to believe.
Conneticut: It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few days, Lieberman might back out, in which case it will remain in solid Democratic hands, if Lieberman doesn't and wins, it will still be Democratic, so no change on that.
I don't see this war as helping anybody, and I don't see leaving it right away as being the best thing, but I also don't see staying in there as helping. The brits fought a losing war in Iraq in the 30's, and it helped no one, the French were devastated in Vietnam (and we later got into that mess). Violence begits more violence, and I fear that we have simply created another batch of anti-american sentiment and truly created the global terrorist networks that the neo-cons always talk about.
Multilateralism should have been our first goals, nay, our first goal should have been completing what we started in Afghanistan, instead of leaving it to the mess it is in now.
In closing marks, political discussion boards and blogs are completely ridiculous and filled with idiots who can't spell and can't form complete sentences.
To make myself feel better I would like to point out that I campaigned this week for a democrat in the 26th district.
I leave soon, should be interesting.
At this point I believe the Democrats are going to pick up 5 in the senate:
Montana (Jon Tester is an amazing man, I really like what I have read about him. Further the Democrats picked up Montana's Governorship, House and Senate).
Pennslyvania: Roberet Casey has been doing a nice job against Santorum (who is top on my disliked list) Casey is a nice solid progressive, and interestingly enough a strong pro-lifer.
Missouri: McCaskill has been picking up voting points over the last few months
Ohio: Mike Dewine (called by some a Republican in Name Only) has big lost ground after his involvement in scandals, plus the Ohio Democrats have been very active in rallying the state.
Rhode Island: Whitehorse has been gaining ground, especially in the wake of the corruption of the party in power and the worstening situation with Iraq.
Washington: Although I have problems with Maria Cantwell, she has done some good things, she just fill into some bad company (which is forgivable, as many have) I am welling to give her another chance, but than might repeal her after that (but not with someone like Mike McGavick, an anti-union, anti-environment person.)
Arizonia, Tennesse, and Virgina are not likely to switch hands, the result 50-50, with tie breaking going to Dick Cheney.
http://www.nytimes.com/electionguide?currentDataSet=senCALCULATOR¤tMapState=geo¤tState=24&calc=RDDDDDRRDDDDRDDDRDDDDDDDRRRDRDDDR
My house preditions: 222 Republican to 213 Democratic, a gain of 10.
At this point the Democratic Party has not had the political savvy to really mobilize a base, something that the Republican party does all to well. However, that is a very conservative (haha) prediction of mine, and will change as time goes on. A lot depends on whether the scandals continue to shift balances of power within state elections, and the candidates themselves. Other important factors include how Afghanistan, Hezbollah, and Iraq fare in the next few months. The Democratic party also needs to combat the Religious right, right-wing muckruckers who continue to spout lies. Further it needs to make sure to check its own ranks so that it can avoid running into scandals that the republicans can turn back onto them.
http://www.nytimes.com/electionguide?currentDataSet=houCALCULATOR¤tState=243&calc=RRRRDRDRRRRDRRDRDDRDDRRRDDDDDDRDDDDDDDRDRRDRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDRRRDRRRDRRRDRDDDDRRRDDDDRDRRDDRRRRRRRDRRRRRDRDDRDDRRRDRDDRRDRRRDDDDRRDDDDDRDDDRRDRRRRDRRDRRRRRDRRDRDRRRRDRRRRRRDRDDRRRRDDRDDDDRDDDDDDDDDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRDDDDRRRDDRDDRDRDDRDDDRRRRRRRRDRRRDDRRRRDRDDDRDDDRDDDRDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRDDRDRRDDRDDRDRRDRRRRDDDRRRRRDRRDDDRDRRRDDRDRRRDRDDDDDRRRDRRRRDDDDRRDRRDDRRRRDDDRRRDDDRDDRRRRRRRRDRRRRRDDDDRDRRRRDRDDDDRRRDRDRRDRRRRDDRRDDDRRDDRDDRDRDDDRRDRR
It is still really early though, and as a show of bipartisanship, what I really want is balance between the executive and legislative branches, accountability on this god-forsaken war, some support for nations other than Israel, and a better health care system. I get nervous about the isolationist stance of some members of the Democratic party, but at the same time I get more nervous by the war-mongers in the republican party.
Also, to refute some points about the midwest. The democratic party isn't that present, but it controls both of North Dakota's senatorial positions, and one in South Dakota (it used to control both), it has one in Iowa, and one in Colorado. This country is split, but isn't as bad as either side would like to believe.
Conneticut: It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few days, Lieberman might back out, in which case it will remain in solid Democratic hands, if Lieberman doesn't and wins, it will still be Democratic, so no change on that.
I don't see this war as helping anybody, and I don't see leaving it right away as being the best thing, but I also don't see staying in there as helping. The brits fought a losing war in Iraq in the 30's, and it helped no one, the French were devastated in Vietnam (and we later got into that mess). Violence begits more violence, and I fear that we have simply created another batch of anti-american sentiment and truly created the global terrorist networks that the neo-cons always talk about.
Multilateralism should have been our first goals, nay, our first goal should have been completing what we started in Afghanistan, instead of leaving it to the mess it is in now.
In closing marks, political discussion boards and blogs are completely ridiculous and filled with idiots who can't spell and can't form complete sentences.