New poll: GOP to take the senate in November

[josephpalazzo]

It's early in the game, but if you thought things were bad in Washington, think again. If the GOP gains the senate, then Obama will have nothing to do but sign veto after veto on every bill that will be passed by Congress. The US government will be the most dysfunctional government ever. Somalia might look even decent.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

I don't think so. Last election they said the exact same thing.  I read dailykos a lot. They seem to have quite a different opinion and so far have nailed nearly every race they've covered. I certainly hope they don't take it and doubt they will. In 2012 rubes needed 4 seats to win and the punditry decided it was a done deal. Republicans were supposed to control both houses by huge margins,  but now in 2014 they need 6 seats and the same pundits are making the same dire predictions.
It's going to come down to voter turnout. If Democrats vote we win. It's that simple.

[Valigarmander]

Come on, it's only March. It's too early for me to be feeling this pessimistic.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

I'm just waiting for the next flood of totally stupid shit to come from Rubes mouths. Certainly women should be beaten for having sex out of wedlock or something even more strange. C'mon rubes,  you know you want to!

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Kos tracks this stuff really close so take a gander where the senate sits today as opposed to before the last election. Rubes needed 4 seats, lost 2 despite predictions to the contrary.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/30/1287898/-These-charts-show-you-where-we-ve-moved-the-needle-left-in-the-Senate-and-House?showAll=yes

Most polls are the tail wagging the dog wishful thinking.

[josephpalazzo]

Come on, it's only March. It's too early for me to be feeling this pessimistic.

We are,  but Nate Silver, the best political forecast in the land, says so. So beware.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fivethirtyeight-senate-forecast/

[AllPurposeAtheist]

We are,  but Nate Silver, the best political forecast in the land, says so. So beware.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fivethirtyeight-senate-forecast/

And Nate thinks all politics is data driven. Hint: it's not. 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

How will I notice the difference?

[AllPurposeAtheist]

How will I notice the difference?

Since you tend to see politics through the end of a twisted garden hose you probably wouldn't notice at all Jason. :)

[Jason78]

I think, that in a dramatic twist of events a third party will take the vote and america will be stunned into actually confronting real issues.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

I think, that in a dramatic twist of events a third party will take the vote and america will be stunned into actually confronting real issues.

Don't tell me. The fleabaggers!

[SGOS]

I think, that in a dramatic twist of events a third party will take the vote and america will be stunned into actually confronting real issues.

I can only wish, but I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

A third party might be good or might be catastrophic depending on the views they espoused. A nazi party might be construed as a third party, so would communists. Libertarians are rubes-lite.

[Jason Harvestdancer]

I think, that in a dramatic twist of events a third party will take the vote and america will be stunned into actually confronting real issues.

I said it before.  If people voted what they believe instead of holding their noses while voting for the lesser of two evils, this country could have an entirely different two party system with the Greens debating the Libertarians.

A third party might be good or might be catastrophic depending on the views they espoused. A nazi party might be construed as a third party, so would communists. Libertarians are rubes-lite.

Only if you don't know what libertarians stand for.  Many novices in politics mistake libertarians for their first and oldest opponents.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Ask the pollsters when I'm going to make a million dollars.