Woah. 99 Dem House Seats Are Now in Play
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 5:42 AM
Pelosi Faces Foreclosure
After doing her best to destroy the US economy Pelosi may soon have to turn over her gavel.
According to the latest analysis 99 Democrat-held House seats are in play this year.
The Politico reported, via Free Republic:
With two weeks remaining until Election Day, the political map has expanded to put Democrats on the run across the country – with 99 Democratic-held House seats now in play, according to a POLITICO analysis, and Republicans well in reach of retaking the House.
It’s a dramatic departure from the outlook one year ago – and a broader landscape than even just prior to the summer congressional recess. As recently as early September, many Republicans were hesitant to talk about winning a majority for fear of overreaching.
Today, however, the non-partisan Cook Political Report predicts a GOP net gain of at least 40 House seats, with 90 Democratic seats in total rated as competitive or likely Republican.
“When Chairman [Pete] Sessions and Leader [John] Boehner said that 100 House seats were in play, Democrats scoffed,” said Ken Spain, the National Republican Congressional Committee’s communications director. “Today, they aren’t laughing anymore.”
The number of Democrats in danger is more than double the 39 seats Republicans need to seize control of the House. It reflects an elastic electoral environment that favors the GOP by every measure: money, momentum and mood of the country — in this case, sour on Democratic incumbents.
For Democrats, a deteriorating political environment – unemployment high, President Barack Obama’s approval ratings low — has been exacerbated by the presence of cash-flush, independent conservative groups that have poured huge sums of money into races.
The groups, including American Crossroads, have combined with the National Republican Congressional Committee to stretch the boundaries of the 2010 map into races where there’s even a scent of Democratic vulnerability.
“This year is shaping up to be something of a repeat of the 52-seat House and eight-seat Senate rout of Democrats in 1994,” handicapper Charlie Cook wrote last week. “Sure, the circumstances and dynamics are different from then, but the outcome seems to be shaping up along the same lines.”
Real Clear Politics has 212 seats listed in the GOP column and 44 seats up for grabs. 218 seats are needed for a majority. The current House has 255 Democrats, 178 Republicans and 2 vacancies.
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Ed commented:
all of the news coming out that Obama will have another trillion dollar deficit as well as Obama has borrowed 3 trillion dollars the past two years must be getting more people scared for the country’s future.
it’s hard to believe that there are still people unaware of how bad the democrats are running things but there are still people out there who doesn’t have a clue and it is up to us conservatives to educate them!
There’s still work to be done folks! I for one will keep talking to people, will keep emailing people, and will press on spreading the conservative cause!
Valerie commented:
The predictions are going to expand, too, until whatever gain the Repubs make can be cast as a “failure.”
I’ll be happy as long as Nancy Pelosi gets fired.
reliapundit commented:
jim;
the msm wants to ramp up the number of potential seats lost so that they and obama can claim the turned back the tea party and the gop in a game of expectations.
don’t be fooled.
let’s not get cocky.
Kevin P commented:
Hey Nancy Pelosi – this will be an early “Christmas present for the American people”!!!
Warthog commented:
Bah! Enough of this Democrat optimism. I can’t say for any other state but in Georgia, it will go solid red save for the three fortress districts around Atlanta (and I’d bet even money one of them crashes). Every last statewide office goes red. The statehouse/senate goes 60% red each.
There is only one word on the voter’s minds this election and it is “PUNISH!”
Peggy R commented:
“deteriorating political climate” my eye!
The Dems brought it on themselves with their awful policies that the people don’t like. The people’s eyes are open.
daryl commented:
I’m not greedy. If we can’t win ninty-nine seats, I’m willing to let San Francisco and Baaaaahhston keep Nancy and Barney (two cities that deserve what they get)if we in Texas 17th district can just rid ourselves of Pelosi’s poodle chet edwards.
Flores’s last polling showed him leaving ol’ chicken chet in the dust. Go Flores!!
jetstream commented:
Here’s a nuclear bomb you can use to sway people from voting Dem/RINO. Read these links and rage for what they’ve done to destroy a huge part of our economy:
Lender Processing Services Mortgage Document Fabrication Price Sheet Yes, you read that right, the industry actually had a price sheet for their fraudulent documents.
Looks Like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Crossed the Streams Again: Son of Subprime About to Administer the Coup de Grâce to the Economy Here’s the bigger picture on the whole scam. Robo-signing was only a diversion to an even bigger mess. Think you’ve been making your mortgage payments and you’re not at risk of foreclosure? Well, who were you actually paying and who actually owned the Note?
The Foreclosure Mess – A Follow-up
USMC Thomas commented:
Turnabout is fair play…bend over Nancy.
aprilnovember811 commented:
You mentioned the groups that are giving. Don’t underestimate the private citizens. I’ve never given so much money to a cause in my life. I used to only give to animal causes, like the humane society, for all the kitties, and puppies, but now I have to give to remove the demons from the government.
Oldpuppymax commented:
Note that the liberal Politico trots out excuse after excuse for the upcoming carnage save the REAL one…actual Americans are fed up with the Marxist takeover of their nation and the trampling of their liberty.
aprilnovember811 commented:
jetstream,
I don’t even need to read anymore. If I do, I risk a nervous breakdown. I heard a woman on Rush yesterday, say Rush is the only think that’s kept her from having an aneurysm. We laughed, because if it wasn’t for his humor, I think I would. The people who did this, dating back to Jimmy Carter, the Clintons, Obama, Pelosi, and others who remain nameless, are bank robbers. They deserve to be treated as such. Just because they were foolishly elected because they managed to fool many people, does not erase their culpability. They need to tried and sent to prison.
antilbr commented:
Great post Ed #1 hit the nail on the head,now is not the time to relax dont get to confident,keep up the fight until these marxist democraps are taken out with the garbage where they belong…..And VOTE people VOTE….
jetstream commented:
Don’t become ill #13 aprilnovember811. Please turn your anger and frustration into action and pass this information (at #9) along to everyone you know. Maybe it will add to the pressure and give resistant people the reason to vote out Democrats and RINOs. We need an overwhelming turnout this election to overcome the massive voter fraud.
Valerie commented:
Heh. Howard Kurtz on why the media missed the story.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-10-18/howard-kurtz-how-the-media-muffed-the-midterms/
anonymous commented:
47 Republican House pick up.
jimbo commented:
When she turns over the “real” gavel, I say make her give up that huge cartoon gavel she brandished after the libs rammed health care through congress.
Mike commented:
What bloody difference does it make if it’s 99 or 399?
The election hasn’t even happened and those miserable cowards (by which I mean the GOP) are ALREADY surrendering to Obama and the Dems:
“Under the leadership of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a rising star, the GOP has recruited a slate of House candidates with an array of political experience…In many cases, these aspirants boast of their record of working with Democrats.
“‘It’s pretty clear the American people expect us to use the existing gridlock to create compromise and advance their agenda,’ said Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.). ‘They want us to come together [with the administration] after we agree to disagree.’”
http://topics.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052702303496104575560361114358350.html
Chisum commented:
Bwahahahaha!
Grayson is down 16 points!
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/10/19/nrcc-polls-show-dem-incumbents-losing-big/
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