It's April...WA Post is publishing "Dems will lose in November" bullshit

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Dear Washington Post, Up your ASS, love, B_E_B.

:grr:

Democrats face uphill battle to retake House
Recruitment drive nets some top-tier candidates, but probably not enough

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12294942/from/RSS/

By Jonathan Weisman

Updated: 7:33 a.m. ET April 13, 2006

WASHINGTON - An 18-month recruitment drive by the Democrats has produced nearly a dozen strong candidates with the potential for unseating House Republicans, but probably not enough to take back control of the House absent a massive anti-incumbent wave this fall, according to House political experts.

Democratic leaders have been heartened by the quality of the candidates they have recruited to challenge vulnerable Republicans in congressional seats in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and they insist that there is a strong chance they can narrow the Republicans' 30-seat majority. Their efforts are being helped by widespread public dissatisfaction with Congress and with President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, a situation that has driven down the Republicans' approval ratings to less than 40 percent.

But Tuesday's special election north of San Diego to fill the seat of former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) showed that the Democrats face an uphill battle to pick up seats even in districts where the Republicans have their backs to the wall. Democrat Francine Busby, running on a theme of ethics in government, finished first in a crowded field of 18 candidates to succeed Cunningham, who was sent to prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes in return for legislative favors.

Busby, a school board member and self-described soccer mom, garnered only 44 percent of the vote and was forced into a June 6 runoff, possibly with former Republican congressman Brian P. Bilbray, who finished second with 15 percent. State GOP leaders expect Republicans to coalesce around the eventual nominee in the runoff and retain the seat.

[LSparkle]

1. ONLY 44? Her closest competitor got ONLY 15!!!

WaPo has to atone for making Snotty Scotty all huffy this morning ... You're right, it's all B.S.

[DBoon]

2. and in a solidly rw republican district too

If she got 44% in the primary in a place like North San Diego county, the repubs are in big trouble

[Nicholas]

3. horse race

I'm not sure we'll ever win if we let them keep talking about elections as if they were sporting events. Its not about numbers, its not about focus groups, its about standing up for what we believe in.

[wryter2000]

5. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[blondeatlast]

4. Perhaps it's time to start parsing for bias.

But Tuesday's special election north of San Diego to fill the seat of former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) Democrat Francine Busby, running on a theme of ethics in government, finished first in a crowded field of 18 candidates to succeed Cunningham, who was sent to prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes in return for legislative favors.

Tuesday's special election... showed that the Democrats face an uphill battle to pick up seats even in districts where the Republicans have their backs to the wall.

How in the HELL can you ascertain this? when did speculation become journalism (as if I didn't really know)?

Democrat Francine Busby, running on a theme of ethics in government, finished first in a crowded field of 18 candidates to succeed Cunningham, who was sent to prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes in return for legislative favors.

The Democrat finished first in a crowded field--and that automatically means the Democrats are screwed? Puh-leeze.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Holy FerKirissakes! Talk about bullshit SPIN! ........

I'm aghast at that spin. Busby ran for a seat in one of THE most RW hate-filled CD's in the country.

And she got 44 percent. FORTY FOUR PERCENT.

The next guy got what .... 15%?

All that a crowded field of a (seemingly) few hundred assorted nuts and camp followers.

And furthermore .... it ain't over yet.

Good Christ, what the fuck is wrong with the WaPo (never mind, the question was purely rhetorical).

And have they forgotten .... Jean Shit 'beat' Hackett in another far, far, far RW enclave ONLY aftre a spurious 'moisture' problem in the vote tabulator that cropped up only when it was clear that she was about to lose? In the state that took Florida's amateurish attempts at vote fraud and raised to an artform?

Gimme a fucking break.

Facts, people ... just stick to the fucking FACTs .... shitbrids .......

[AX10]

7. Someone's afraid that the Democrats are going to be back in power....

soon.

[yurbud]

8. who is that republican in the photo in your sig line?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. Sid Haig, "Captain Spaulding" from the film "The Devil's Rejects"...

...and while I have my doubts regarding Sid as GOP material, you're probably right on target when it comes to The Captain.

:patriot:

[Radical Activist]

10. For anyone who thinks State Legislative seats aren't worth your time.

There's a reason we haven't won back the House and predictions like this one are made. The Republicans took control of enough state legislatures to either draw Republican maps or draw maps designed to protect the incumbent in most states. Most Congressional districts in the nation are never going to vote for anyone of the opposite party. This is what happens when you decide that local and state level races aren't important enough to invest time and money.