What do you think about the democrats chances in 06? Really.

[AlCzervik]

[tatertop]

1. Will our votes be counted by then?

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

2. I Think the Dems can take the Senate in 06

And decrease the Republican majority in the House.

[AlCzervik]

3. thats what i'm thinking, of course i'm hoping for a sweep but to get

back the senate with say a 5 seat majority and whittle the house down to say 3 or seats would be a big improvement.

[Neocondriac]

4. Without election reform ???????

Not much will change.Control the vote in Ohio, Florida ,Wisconsin and New Mexico and you control the world.

[Lena inRI]

5. Do you understand fully what . . .

has happened to us?

The Bush Criminal cabal has disenfranchised the REAL majority. . .the stench of money corruption and fear propaganda runs wide and deep.

Not in my lifetime will Democrats or any opposition succeed.

I'm wearily disgusted!

[silverweb]

6. I don't know.

Given honest, issue-based, free, and unsuppressed elections in all districts, I think Democrats would make an overwhelming, clean sweep. But is there any real hope of honest, free, and unsuppressed elections in our nation today?

Stalin knew it: "The people who cast the votes decide nothing; the people who count the votes decide everything."

:(

[More Than A Feeling]

7. I have a lot of confidence they will take back the House

Generic Democrat is winning against generic republican if the election were held today, and that is what this election will be about. Generic local Democrat versus National, specific, despised Republican (Bush, Delay, etc).

We can also tie them to Bush's failed bid to destroy social security.

The Senate is going to be harder. I see us taking out Santorum, Chafee, and Burns, maybe the open Tennessee seat and DeWine. We may lose Dayton's seat, but our other incumbent defenses will be successful. One thing is for sure though: with those wins, we would destroy the power of the "Gang of Fourteen"; we wouldn't need them for filibusters anymore.

You forgot about governorships, but the future is bright there too. Da Governator is goin' down, Spitzer will take New York, I see us winning Maryland and Massachusetts as well.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. The GOP will be so crippled by then they will be in a panic mode.

The have more troubles in the frying pan than they ever imagined.

But we must capitalize on their situation, and that will take lots of work.

[Armstead]

9. Senate maybe, House no

Too many unknowns betwen now and then that could shift the picture one way or the other.

But if things stay as they are, I'd say it'll be a tight one that could go either way.

[Seen the light]

10. They'll take it all back

Easily. 2005 will be known as the year that the GOP collapsed.

[soothsayer]

11. If * corruption keeps getting exposed, hell YEAH we'll be back

in!

[sellitman]

12. NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unless we fix the machines we will NEVER win again.

NEVER!!!!

[never_get_over_it]

13. I heard on Ray Taliaferro

that the repunks think there are 70 SEVENTY seats up for grabs in the House - and I think that with all that has gone on, that it is mid-terms which traditionally mean the WH party loses seats and the polls being so bad that it should be a BLOOD BATH for the repunks in the House and maybe even in the Senate

BUT and this is a BIG BUT

I believe that a fair and accurate count of the votes will be critical. I am not one who subscribes to the theory that if we win big enough they can't steal it - if they can get into central tabulators they can change anything no matter how big the margin is. Therefore I believe the DNC shoud have stationed - at every seat that is a toss up - exit poll takers and then FIGHT LIKE HELL on ANY seat that smells to high heaven. Other wise we are completely screwed.

[European Socialist]

14. IF they show no spine- the Repukes will define. (the Dems)

[mvd]

15. I think we'll take back at least the Senate

in a surprise, unless we're Diebolded.

[Cleita]

16. We aren't going to win anything until we

demand a huge reform in the way we do elections before then, and I don't see anyone starting a real movement to do so. There are people like me trying, but until we get some powerful politicians behind us to push for it, it's like more of the same corruption.

[madokie]

17. Damn straight we'll win back both the house and senate

[KingFlorez]

18. We will take these elections

I'm very encouraged by the way candidates are being recruited, the quality of those candidates and the issues being raised. We've got a lot of hard work to do, but the payoff will be great.

[rodWA]

19. I remain optimistic

I feel the tide turning. I feel a change a comin'. I feel a momentum. A pulse.

Too much?

Sorry.

Edit: I am serious. Naive, maybe, but serious.

[DefenseLawyer]

20. All politics is local

I think it is too early to tell which seats will be vulnerable, especially in the house where most districts are drawn to be overwhelmingly Republican or overwhelmingly Democratic, but you sure have to like the way things are looking right now.

[Liberal_Dog]

21. I Voted "No Way"

And there will be no way unless we take a sledgehammer to these godawful voting machines.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

22. I voted no way because we do NOT have fair elections

here in the good ole US! Only way we stand a chance is if Soros buys all the voting companies out and all the congresspeople get a lobotomy overnight and vote for democracy for a change!

[eggman67]

23. No but the gop majority will shrink

It would be nice, but I just don't see a change in the overall majority. It's a big deficit to overcome. There are 17 D's up & 15 R's

So all 17 would have to keep their seats anad 6 out of 15 Rs would have to go down, just to get to 51.

Which 6?

I'm pretty sure Santorum is fucked here in PA, at least I hope so.

Who else is vulnerable and how confident are we that we won't lose even one of the 17?