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2006-10-18 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by .com 2006-10-18 10:14|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And Ed Koch dismisses the Foley "scandal"...

Posted by .com 2006-10-18 10:43|| 2006-10-18 10:43|| Front Page Top

#2 I want some of what he's smoking.

Posted by JAB 2006-10-18 10:44|| 2006-10-18 10:44|| Front Page Top

#3 "I want some of what he's smoking."

Great! You'll find some in the voting booth.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-10-18 12:13|| 2006-10-18 12:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Something interesting to gnaw on. Via PowerLine.

Posted by .com 2006-10-18 13:51|| 2006-10-18 13:51|| Front Page Top

#5 And another:
Angry Data Nerds Rain on Democratic Parade

Posted by .com 2006-10-18 15:53|| 2006-10-18 15:53|| Front Page Top

#6 That's OK - the Dem's contingency plan if they lose is to claim conspiracy and election fraud.

Posted by DMFD 2006-10-18 18:12|| 2006-10-18 18:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Rove has a great big calculator. First of all, the republicans got to gerrymander after the last census, and that solidifies a lot of contentious seats.

Second, the republicans have a seasoned national organization and strong State organizations. Howard Dean has had to abandoned a national strategy in favor of rebuilding State parties that were utterly collapsed. These new party orgs are untried and weak.

Third, the democrat senatorial committee is screaming for money so much that Dean has reluctantly ordered the DNC to go into debt for $5-10M. On the up side, they may be trying to reinforce potential wins; on the down side, they may be reinforcing defeat--a terrible tactic.

Fourth, lots of the big names in the party are preparing for the 2008 presidentials; this is putting them at each others' throats trying to get backers and money.

Hillary is actively undercutting Dean by telling the party deep pocket contributors to give the money to her, not the party, so that she can dole it out in exchange for 2008 support.

Several wealthy candidates are running against very strong republican seats. Democrats like Lamont vs. Lieberman and Pederson in Arizona are wasting millions of dollars on lost causes, money that could have mattered in a dozen other races.

Even the biggest names are divided and contentious. Some are refusing to give to the party as long as Dean is in charge. Others have created an organization that only supports radical candidates.

In other words, the democrat party is a friggin' mess heading into this election. In the last few weeks, some of these pollsters are most likely going to think they've lost their minds.

And meanwhile, deep in his lair of solitude, we hear the voice of Karl Rove: "BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-10-18 18:21|| 2006-10-18 18:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Geez, 'Moose - did Lord Rove (VBUH) give you permission ~~let the Dems in on the secret~~ speak?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-18 19:38|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-10-18 19:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Rove foresees GOP victory, and so do I.

Posted by Captain America 2006-10-18 19:46|| 2006-10-18 19:46|| Front Page Top

#10 But ask yourself: What is left of the donks when they lose yet again?

Posted by Captain America 2006-10-18 19:47|| 2006-10-18 19:47|| Front Page Top

#11 From .com's second article:

Much of the fighting stems from a project launched in April by Hillary Clinton advisor Harold Ickes... Some.. have suggested that it is actually an attempt by the 2008 Hillary campaign to sidestep the national organizations apparatus entirely, a charge that Catalist insiders dismiss out of hand.

FWIW, Ickes (and to a lesser extent, HRC) were networking and establishing fundraising contacts out here on the West Coast as far back as 2003.

Posted by Pappy 2006-10-18 22:05|| 2006-10-18 22:05|| Front Page Top

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