MSNBC: Tweety with Cook's Report

[LiberalFighter]

I think Charlie Cook is full of it that Democrats are in trouble this election. He is ignoring the Teabagger's effect in the General election. IMO they will act like a 3rd party and pull votes away from Republicans if they go out to vote.

[Oceansaway]

1. i agree...n/t

[bigdarryl]

4. bottom line is we got to get out and VOTE!!!!

[BlueIdaho]

9. Yes - and knock on doors, and make phone calls, and donate $... nt.

[JuniperLea]

2. How is pulling votes from the Republicans harmful to Democrats? eom

[NWHarkness]

3. Has Charlie Cook been right in this century?

i seem to recall him being pretty astute back in the day, but he went off track somewhere and joined the 'all news is good news for the gop" crowd.

[Joanne98]

5. Just wait until they take their guns to Washington on April 19th

Then take a poll!

[TacticalPeek]

6. Cook and Silver are just reporting the facts they see about public opinion today.

Generic Ballot Points Toward Possible 50+ Seat Loss for Democrats
by Nate Silver @ 8:11 AM
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A couple of weeks ago, we examined the potential upside case for Democrats in November's midterms. If the party were able to limit their losses to about 20 House seats and 3-4 Senate seats, it might not have as deleterious an effect on their policy agenda as you might think.

But that is the upside case for Democrats. It is not the base case, and it is certainly not the worst case -- both of which look as grim as ever. Although I think people may somewhat underestimate the probability of a shift in momentum back toward the Democrats, they may simultaneously be underestimating the magnitude of losses that might occur if momentum fails to change, or moves in the other direction.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/04/generic-ballot-points-toward-possible.html

It is an article worth reading.

[Grand Taurean]

7. Charlie Cook has always made excuses as to why

it's always a bad time for Democrats.

[njlib]

8. Wasn't there a recent poll

that showed Americans blamed Bush & the republicans for the economy, with democrats and Obama coming in 3rd and 4th?

That was an annoying segment, but I did enjoy his grilling of the Idaho teabagger who wants to be governor!