On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:55:14 GMT, "Tom Littleton" wrote:

......the Congressional elections are NEXT year. Hit us with poll numbers
around, say, next July, and THEN you may have something. Until then, figures
such as those cited in the Harry Reid thread are wildly speculative.
A lot of stuff can happen between now and then.....who knows, maybe the GOP
will just come out and make Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity the official
leaders and have done with it.
"Obamamania is coming home to roost....." w00t!!
Tom


Oh, I don't think the GOP is in much better shape - hence my comments re "None
of the above." And I didn't see any numbers cited in the Harry Reid thread
itself, but his numbers are pretty bad and he seems to be doing everything he
can to make them worse (and Obama's remarks about Vegas and conventions
certainly didn't help).

And FWIW, and speaking of numbers, FOX's numbers are more than double that of
either CNN or MSNBC (so naturally, more than both combined). And that's not the
scary part - add in Limpdick, and you're getting into some real numbers. Then
take the (more-or-less, self-identifying, etc.) "independents," and things do
not look good for 2010 and the Dems. I grant you that _a lot_ can happen in a
month, not to mention a year, but all that can be commented upon is the numbers
today. While I won't say the speculation is "wild," it is just speculation as
to what they might be next year.

An interesting note - there is some wondering going on about how Obama (read -
his people) seems to have lost a lot of the "online edge" they had over McCain,
insofar as they aren't getting the following they had in the run-up to the
election. Unfortunately, they don't get it...

TC,
R