What's the likelihood that Democrats could control Washington in 2012?

[jtuck004]

Last edited Mon Jan 2, 2012, 02:35 AM - Edit history (1)

(I looked for this here, didn't see it posted anywhere)

The article, at http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/signal/likelihood-democrats-could-control-washington-2012-164705443.html, says the likelihood is ok for Obama, (not with much margin) but that the Senate might be lost, and the House stays in control of the repubs...

Interesting charting, though. It looks like the more the R's talk, especially Newt lately, the better the D's do. Makes me think if the D's would come out with a true progressive investment plan to get the country into jobs and in production again that it would be a winning strategy, really draw a contrast with a strategy that could change things for the better. Or, the mostly wealthy folks could keep telling the rest of us how we need to sacrifice as we continue to circle the drain.

Oh well, it's a new year (nearly), and many things could happen.

I'm going to look deeper into the sources listed under the graphic in the article, but perhaps someone here knows more about them.

I hope everyone does a little better in the new year than they did in the last one.

[joshcryer]

1. I saw that, too, here's the link:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/signal/likelihood-democrats-could-control-washington-2012-164705443.html

Disappointing, to be sure. And of course, a poor showing for the House and Senate will, again, be championed by "progressives" as a good thing, even though it will mean yet another 2-4 years of an incapable government.

[paulk]

5. bullshit

go trash the right wing and lay off the victimhood crap with progressives. It's getting really old.

[joshcryer]

6. Oh, I remember 2010, pretty well. That's just an historical observation.

The elections where the teabaggers got out 9% more votes than we did and we championed that as a good loss because it hurt proportionately more blue dogs (nevermind the very good progressives like Grayson and Feingold that we lost, of course).

If it happens again I expect the same garbage from "progressives."

[paulk]

7. those nasty progressives

let's purge them

[joshcryer]

9. hint:

it's in "quotes" for a "reason"

[paulk]

10. yeah, I hardly care enough

to keep score anymore.

[madrchsod]

2. 0,no,not a chance in hell.

he`ll lose the house again and the senate does`t matter because it has been nurtured by the republicans.

[texshelters]

3. Poorly titled thread

I don't think the Democrats or Republicans control anything in DC. Corporations, the military industrial complex, agra-bus, big oil, big pharma, Wall Street, and other moneyed interests control DC.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[jtuck004]

11. I should have put that, the title of the article, in quotes.

You are correct, though. An army of lobbyists and a few other selfish pirates control, and take for themselves, what would otherwise be opportunity and self-respect for the country.

And until people quit playing their game, the middle class may as well change its name to the "indentured servant" class, and th ecountry continues to swirl around the drain.

"if only they knew they were slaves" H.Tubman

thanks

[Tx4obama]

4. I saw it earlier but decided NOT to post it on DU because ...

I think their prediction for The Senate is way off!

[cthulu2016]

8. According to that graph, about 4.4%

I am using 55%, 32% and 25%, just eyeballing the chart.

[BlueToTheBone]

12. and KKKarl has "THE" math.

If we do our job, campaign and vote...we will have the House, Senate, and White House.