primitives getting ready for a surprise

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9275702

Oh my.

We all better be on guard, folks.

DearAbby  (1000+ posts)      Thu Oct-07-10 04:56 PM
THE ANN LANDERS PRIMITIVE
Original message
 
Democrats Ready an October Surprise for the Overconfident GOP

Republicans have been talking for months as if at least a partial takeover of Congress is a virtual certainty, but a new survey and analysis released by Democracy Corps today not only shows the election tightening, but also a growing possibility that Republicans may yet snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

The Democracy Corps survey showed a 6 point movement towards the Democrats. This is in line with the recently released NBC News/Wall Street Journal and ABC News/Washington Post poll which both revealed a movement towards the Democrats. As they pointed out in their analysis, there is recent historical precedent for elections shifting in the final month, “This is not a fool’s errand. In the 1998 election, we conducted national polls starting in September to see if Democrats could push back against the Republican overreach on Ken Starr and impeachment, as Democrats faced the prospect of historic losses in both the House and Senate. Only two weeks before the election did the plates shift and a Democratic counter-message on impeachment became effective in our polls. In the end, Democrats lost no net seats in Senate, gained five House seats and Newt Gingrich resigned.”

More:

http://www.politicususa.com/en/democrats-october-surpri...
 

We'll see. 

The elections are four weeks away yet.

[Freeper]

Maybe they will unveil a new logo then. 

[JohnnyReb]

Maybe they will unveil a new logo then. 

The suprise is a leftover Me-Shell Obama halloween mask and a baton with instructions from the Black Panthers on how to "Dissuade Whitey from Voting".

[thundley4]

There was a thread over on the Island of Freakish Misfits saying that Larry Flynt was going to out some congress critter.

[Carl]

It has been my lifelong observation that the MSM will say that dems are doing better then they are and while races may tighten a bit at this pre homestretch period they also quickly harden as the last couple of weeks arrive.

[AllosaursRus]

This whole thing is nothing more than tryin' to convince our side all is lost and to stay home on Nov 2nd!

They pull this shit all the time! If indeed they try smearing someone I have a feeling it might backfire, since that's all they seem to have in their playbook, and Americans are about damned tired of it!

ETA:

Oh, isn't it already October?????????? Where's the surprise, DUmbass???

[jukin]

The WAPO poll was taken with a 9 point over sampling of 2008 level democrat participation and it still showed the donks down by 5.

[AllosaursRus]

The WAPO poll was taken with a 9 point over sampling of 2008 level democrat participation and it still showed the donks down by 5.

EXACTLY! They try to show the polls skewed to the left in order to dissuade us from goin' to the polls!

Wake up DUmbasses, that dog won't hunt this time around!

The MSM got the messiah elected and actually believe they have the power to slant elections! Problem is, the American Public is wise to you asshats, and we've had enough of your bias in the mainstream!

You should be ashamed that you have taken a once very noble profession, one of which actually helped to create this great nation, and turned into nothing more than an attack dog of the left wing socialists!

Washington and Lincoln would more than likely have you shot for treason over some of the stunts you have pulled in the last 20 years, and I for one, would volunteer for the firing squad in a heart tick!

[USA4ME]

I was reading analysis of these polls from James Toranto's opinion journal yesterday, and he broke it down really well.  He also laid out what the polls are saying today compared to the same time in 1994, and the discontentment with the Dems is almost 2:1 worse today.  They can tell themselves all they want, but it's not looking good for them at all, and rightfully so.

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[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Let them have their poll.

Give them a hundred more just like it.

It will only serve to make their bitter tears taste all the sweeter.

[franksolich]

I was reading analysis of these polls from James Toranto's opinion journal yesterday, and he broke it down really well.  He also laid out what the polls are saying today compared to the same time in 1994, and the discontentment with the Dems is almost 2:1 worse today.  They can tell themselves all they want, but it's not looking good for them at all, and rightfully so.

I'm not fond of the way the news media throws around ideological labels, because they're sloppy in applying them, and usually mis-apply them; their idea of "right" and "left" and "center" has no similarities with the standard scientific academic applications of the labels.

But that being said, I've noticed the past few weeks that the media are telling their audience that the Republican candidates of 2010 are much further to the "right" than the Republican candidates of 1994 had been.

One hopes to God that is correct, but this is the media after all, with about as much perception of political labels as the primitives (Hillary Clinton being a "centrist" or Olympia Snowe being "right wing" or the late Vast Teddy being a "moderate, ad nauseam).  I surely hope the winners are more conservative than they had been 16 years ago, but only time will tell.

[true_blood]

The suprise is a leftover Me-Shell Obama halloween mask and a baton with instructions from the Black Panthers on how to "Dissuade Whitey from Voting".

H5 brother!!

[Ballygrl]

Delusional is all I can say.

[ColonialMarine0431]

There must be a fresh batch of Kool-Aid in DU land.

[AllosaursRus]

There must be a fresh batch of Kool-Aid in DU land.

I'm pretty sure they just keep pissin' it out and "recycling" it!

[AllosaursRus]

There must be a fresh batch of Kool-Aid in DU land.

I'm pretty sure they just keep pissin' it out and "recycling" it!

[PatriotGame]

This whole thing is nothing more than tryin' to convince our side all is lost and to stay home on Nov 2nd!

They pull this shit all the time! If indeed they try smearing someone I have a feeling it might backfire, since that's all they seem to have in their playbook, and Americans are about damned tired of it!

ETA:

Oh, isn't it already October?????????? Where's the surprise, DUmbass???

The lame stream media are ASSisting the likes of Kwief OberDUmbASS and piss-down-his-leg Chris Mathews with propagating the "stolen election" meme when the democrats are eviscerated in three weeks. They are setting up to cover the devastating DEFEAT the 0bumbler will experience as America AND the Tea Party movement cleans their clocks.
Just remember to vote!

[AllosaursRus]

The lame stream media are ASSisting the likes of Kwief OberDUmbASS and piss-down-his-leg Chris Mathews with propagating the "stolen election" meme when the democrats are eviscerated in three weeks. They are setting up to cover the devastating DEFEAT the 0bumbler will experience as America AND the Tea Party movement cleans their clocks.
Just remember to vote!

I've already put the word out to my friends and family. Vote or die!!!! heh!

[franksolich]

I've already put the word out to my friends and family. Vote or die!!!! heh!

There's apparently something called the "dead cat phenomenon."

A dead cat, when dropped from high enough, can bounce.

[AllosaursRus]

There's apparently something called the "dead cat phenomenon."

A dead cat, when dropped from high enough, can bounce.

I've got a damn tomcat that appears to be a stray, comin' around and terrorizing my kitties, I'll have to try it out! hehehehe