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[Gopher]

[Tiger Beer]

Actually, I think more BLUE states SHOULD vote for Republicans, and more RED states SHOULD vote for Democrats.

Generally speaking, Republicans in blue states just aren't extremists....they are very middle ground...same with Democrats in red states.

Plus this will really shake up Massachussets....i.e. Taxassuchets. Having lived in NYC during Guiliani's Mayor years...NYC was a great place to live (note however that I think Guiliani would have been a disaster of a President).

Incidentally, being that MASS already has healthcare...it's been widely-reported that voting in a Republican had NO connection whatsoever to the current healthcare debate - as MASS has almost no stake in the outcome of that whatsoever.

[Ya-ta Boy]

Here at the end of January, the word of the day seems to be anti-incumbency. That could continue, get worse or begin to fade. Who knows at this point? A lot depends on the economy. Something may well happen on the international scene to aggravate or alleviate the administration's reputation.

If the election were to be held next Tuesday, it is pretty certain the Dems would be slaughtered. But if a follow-up election were then to be held a couple of months later, the GOP would be slaughtered. The public is angry at the government because it is not yet ready to accept that it, the public, was complicit in creating this mess. The public is still looking for an easy out.

Obama came into office six months to a year too early.

[Ya-ta Boy]

The primaries will determine who the candidates are in the fall and the kind of challenge presented to incumbents. Right now, some parts of the Tea Party movement are working within the Republican Party. That may not last.

"The Indiana Republican Party is officially disapproving of remarks by Richard Behney, a Tea Party activist who is seeking the GOP nomination to run against Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh...

"We don't condone this type of rhetoric and feel it is unhelpful in promoting constructive debate," said state GOP chairman Murray Clark, in a statement e-mailed to TPMDC. "We continue to encourage anyone seeking political change to do so through the electoral process and to discuss the issues of the day in a civil manner."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/indiana-gop-chairman-we-dont-condone-senate-candidate-who-called-for-armed-revolution-if-2010-electi.php?ref=fpb

Here is what the Party is objecting to: "That's the beauty of this, folks. We can do it before it gets to guns," said Behney, in praise of the electoral process. "All right, our founders brought out the guns. When they showed up at Lexington and Concord, regular folks, farm boys, doctors, merchant men, and they said you ain't taking our stuff. They stood up to the most powerful army in the world, and they bought our freedom, literally with their blood. And we don't have to do that yet.

"I believe personally, we're at a crossroads. We have one last opportunity. And I believe 2010 is it. All right? And we can do it with our vote. And we can get new faces in, whether it's my face or not, I pray to God that I see new faces. And if we don't see new faces, I'm cleaning my guns and getting ready for the big show. And I'm serious about that, and I bet you are, too. But I know none of us want to go that far yet, and we can do it with our vote."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/tea-party-activist-and-senate-candidate-if-we-dont-see-new-faces-im-cleaning-my-guns-and-getting-rea.php

I'm pretty confident that in at least some districts there will be very active third party challenges, which could significantly affect results. Think New York-23. We'll have to wait to see how this shapes up.

[Gopher]

The Nevada Senate race interests me. Not clear whether the Republicans are reasserting themselves there or H. Reid is simply crashing and burning, leaving the way open to "anyone but Reid," as one slogan there goes...