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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 01:39 PM
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NOVAKula's psyops: Repukes could lose 30 House seats
Edited on Thu Jul-27-06 02:10 PM by UTUSN
The topic is via LIMBOsevic quoting NOVAKula, so consider the sources: LIMBOsevic is saying that yesterday (Wed, 7-26) NOVAKula said he was told by a prominent Repuke House committee chairman (anonymous source, of course of course) that the Repuke internal polls show them losing 30 seats, that the source says he is gung ho IN PUBLIC but that in private the reality is grim for Repukes.

That said, I searched for NOVAKula's columns, and there was no such stuff there. However, a Google search turned up something interesting: In 2002 (two thousand TWO), NOVAKula speculated that Enron might cause Dems to take the Congress (without numbers), while David BROOKS used the Repukes-lose-30-seats thingy. But in May of 2006, we have NOVAKula quoting MEHLMAN as losing FORTY FIVE seats.

So this might be disinformation/psyops aimed at getting their voters out.


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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,73733,00.html

In the Year of Our Pundits, 2002
Monday, December 30, 2002


.... That Old Enron Magic

By Jan. 19, Bob Novak of the Chicago Sun-Times and Capital Gang had enough of his colleagues’ flogging of the Enron issue:

"A lot of people look upon Enron as the silver bullet. It is the magic elixir. It creates everything. It kills privatization of Social Security. It kills market enterprise and schemes. It kills capitals gains cuts. It kills everything in the world, the scandal. And it might even elect a Democratic Congress."

.... Pundit of the Year: David Brooks. Always well prepared, civil, witty, and insightful. His only bad call: musing in summer that Republicans might lose 30 House seats.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/05/07/mehlman-warns-gop-they-co_n_20556.html

Mehlman Warns GOP They Could Lose 45 House Seats In November...

Chicago Sun-Times | ROBERT NOVAK | Posted May 7, 2006

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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 01:40 PM
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1. Well, when you don't do your job or the people don't like you,
that's what happens.

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benburch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 01:40 PM
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2. I've been thinking 50 seats is more likely.
Edited on Thu Jul-27-06 01:47 PM by benburch
Though one or two of those are likely stealable squeakers.
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fordnut Donating Member (207 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 01:44 PM
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4. I sure
hope the democrats do take over Congress but I don't look for
it.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 01:43 PM
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3. he other statement that's been bandied about on CNN & MSNBC
that the polls and American anger is almost identical to what it was back in 1994 when the control of Congress chaanged hands. The people were very unhappy with the Dems then, now it's unhappy with the Pubs!

I sure HOPE all this turns out to be true!
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 01:46 PM
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5. Don't count your votes while you're sitting at the table, there will be
time enough for counting when the voting's done. (apologies to Kenny Rogers)
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-27-06 01:54 PM
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6. Sherrod Brown is black so there is a racial component in the election
Another famous quote from the little gay sex troller jeff christie. Such a shame he is letting that Doctor of Analcystology just go to waste.
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