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to quote yogi berra: it ain't over till it's over moondog Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 04:10:26 PM
but yes, when a long-standing respected senator dies it's quite possible for a strong opposition candidate to win his/her seat in the next election cycle. will the candidate keep their seat when they come up for re-election? that's the real key in a situation like this.
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Could the Dems really lose in Mass - Kennedy's seat? trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 03:19:29 PM 639 Views
to quote yogi berra: it ain't over till it's over moondog - 18/01/2010 04:10:26 PM 229 Views
Oh, if Brown wins, I'm sure he will be out next election..... trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 04:28:05 PM 228 Views
it works both ways you know moondog - 18/01/2010 04:37:40 PM 234 Views
I disagree... Dominic - 20/01/2010 04:11:15 AM 253 Views
Even if he loses and it is close I think it will scare a lot of democrats random thoughts - 18/01/2010 04:15:03 PM 235 Views
You may be right on that last bit, unfortunately... *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2010 04:18:37 PM 105 Views
Agreed - blunder of epic proportions! *NM* trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 04:30:18 PM 107 Views
If we don't get a handle on healthcare it will destroy the economy. Joel - 18/01/2010 06:01:18 PM 236 Views
It makes people question their priorities random thoughts - 18/01/2010 08:17:16 PM 303 Views
Maybe they should. Joel - 18/01/2010 09:47:11 PM 256 Views
You act like America is a collective random thoughts - 18/01/2010 10:16:39 PM 313 Views
Is it? What are the Republicans offering for the non-insured? Legolas - 18/01/2010 10:20:42 PM 221 Views
Tort reform Floffe - 18/01/2010 10:33:01 PM 212 Views
Ah yes. Which they're quite right about, of course - but one item does not a policy make. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2010 10:35:55 PM 103 Views
purchase insurance across state lines random thoughts - 18/01/2010 10:44:54 PM 215 Views
the dems don't see insurance companies as the enemy either moondog - 18/01/2010 11:09:24 PM 214 Views
Exactly. Joel - 19/01/2010 02:09:49 AM 322 Views
that simply proves they are inept random thoughts - 19/01/2010 01:45:33 PM 212 Views
Or in the lobbies' pockets, or both; now you understand why the left is as mad as the right. Joel - 19/01/2010 11:55:14 PM 234 Views
Of course they did nothing for the 6 years they controlled Congress. everynametaken - 19/01/2010 12:39:44 AM 270 Views
That isn't true, my mother-in-law can now afford to buy her medicine random thoughts - 19/01/2010 01:57:28 PM 295 Views
Curious about the last part. Joel - 20/01/2010 12:05:40 AM 304 Views
There are some basic flaws in your argument random thoughts - 20/01/2010 03:18:58 PM 217 Views
The state laws are the result of the gentlemens agreement and the feds not minding the store. Joel - 20/01/2010 06:18:50 PM 273 Views
The insurance exchanges in the Senate bill will already do that. Joel - 19/01/2010 02:25:32 AM 246 Views
America, like all groups of people, IS a collective, however diverse. Joel - 19/01/2010 02:02:24 AM 352 Views
but it doesn't think like a collective random thoughts - 20/01/2010 03:25:29 PM 206 Views
Yes, I realize human beings are selfish; that's something to overcome, not embrace. Joel - 20/01/2010 06:21:33 PM 201 Views
Human nature can not be overcome it can only be redirected random thoughts - 20/01/2010 07:03:46 PM 212 Views
That's a bigger debate than politics. Joel - 20/01/2010 10:42:02 PM 331 Views
I know who I'm voting for! LiterateDog - 18/01/2010 04:26:29 PM 256 Views
I'm starting to think..... trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 04:33:23 PM 246 Views
Certainly, he wouldn't stand a chance without protest votes. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2010 04:45:37 PM 111 Views
That whole "filibuster-proof" concept was a lot more valid... Legolas - 18/01/2010 04:44:51 PM 315 Views
I have seen this argument elsewhere and I am not sure it makes sense random thoughts - 18/01/2010 05:28:57 PM 295 Views
It does not make sense if it's used in a partisan way, that's true. Legolas - 18/01/2010 05:43:10 PM 321 Views
I think the fillibuster is with in the spirit and the law on the constitution random thoughts - 18/01/2010 06:03:55 PM 297 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 18/01/2010 10:00:16 PM 226 Views
Any argument made by Dowd is suspect from the start random thoughts - 18/01/2010 10:39:28 PM 267 Views
They should keep making them actually filibuster, yes. Joel - 18/01/2010 10:09:01 PM 391 Views
Fight the good fight, my man...er...dog! Tom - 18/01/2010 05:48:08 PM 227 Views
I hope so. If people like me support Brown, then you know the Democrats are fucked. The Shrike - 18/01/2010 05:13:27 PM 247 Views
It's amazing, but even GWB and the R's didn't alienate the public so quickly..... trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 10:02:27 PM 232 Views
Of course, they weren't in a crisis this bad. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2010 10:22:46 PM 108 Views
I read Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com and he's refusing to call it... Tom - 18/01/2010 11:03:03 PM 227 Views
Thanks. I was racking my brains for the name of that site. *NM* Ghavrel - 19/01/2010 01:03:29 AM 100 Views
Wuss (that's directed facetiously at Silver, btw, not you seriously. ) Joel - 19/01/2010 02:31:58 AM 335 Views
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