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Don't have much confidence in moveon.org, but this is certainly bad news for Republicans.
Democrats Have A Shot At Taking Back The House As Republican Popularity Continues To Drop: Poll
The Huffington Post
By Ashley Alman
Posted: 10/20/2013 10:41 pm EDT | Updated: 10/21/2013 10:52 am EDT
A new survey of 25 GOP-held districts shows dwindling favorability for Republican members of the House in the wake of the recent government shutdown.
The survey, conducted by liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling and funded by MoveOn.org, is the third in a series of polls that indicate Democrats have a shot at taking back the House of Representatives in the 2014 election cycle.
The results of the latest survey show that incumbent Republicans in 15 of the 25 districts polled trail generic Democratic candidates. When combined with the results of the previous surveys, the polls show that generic Democratic candidates lead in 37 of 61 GOP-held districts.
When voters were informed their Republican candidate supported the government shutdown, 11 more districts flipped and one race became a tie.
Democrats in the House only need to see a net increase of 17 seats in order to take back the majority. This poll indicates that Democrats could see an increase of as many as 49 seats.
Public Policy Polling indicated several caveats to the results. The surveys were conducted during a high-profile budget crisis debate, a year before the elections will take place. And incumbent Republican candidates were compared to "generic Democrats," who may not represent the actual candidates each district will see.
"Democrats must recruit strong candidates and run effective campaigns in individual districts if they are to capitalize on the vulnerability revealed by these surveys," Public Policy Polling's Jim Williams said of the caveat, "and they must maintain a significant national advantage over Republicans."
Recent polls conducted by the Pew Research Center and NBC/Wall Street Journal are consistent with the survey's claim that the Republican party took a hit from the fiscal crisis. Pew found that more Americans blamed Republicans for the shutdown, and NBC/Wall Street Journal found that the Republican party was "badly damaged" by it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/20/democrats-take-back-house_n_4133836.html
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plenty of other sources are making similar noises if not actual predictions
here is one that is considered by most to be independent and non-partisan
http://cookpolitical.com/story/6330
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Don't have much confidence in moveon.org, but this is certainly bad news for Republicans.
Democrats Have A Shot At Taking Back The House As Republican Popularity Continues To Drop: Poll
The Huffington Post
By Ashley Alman
Posted: 10/20/2013 10:41 pm EDT | Updated: 10/21/2013 10:52 am EDT
A new survey of 25 GOP-held districts shows dwindling favorability for Republican members of the House in the wake of the recent government shutdown.
The survey, conducted by liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling and funded by MoveOn.org, is the third in a series of polls that indicate Democrats have a shot at taking back the House of Representatives in the 2014 election cycle.
The results of the latest survey show that incumbent Republicans in 15 of the 25 districts polled trail generic Democratic candidates. When combined with the results of the previous surveys, the polls show that generic Democratic candidates lead in 37 of 61 GOP-held districts.
When voters were informed their Republican candidate supported the government shutdown, 11 more districts flipped and one race became a tie.
Democrats in the House only need to see a net increase of 17 seats in order to take back the majority. This poll indicates that Democrats could see an increase of as many as 49 seats.
Public Policy Polling indicated several caveats to the results. The surveys were conducted during a high-profile budget crisis debate, a year before the elections will take place. And incumbent Republican candidates were compared to "generic Democrats," who may not represent the actual candidates each district will see.
"Democrats must recruit strong candidates and run effective campaigns in individual districts if they are to capitalize on the vulnerability revealed by these surveys," Public Policy Polling's Jim Williams said of the caveat, "and they must maintain a significant national advantage over Republicans."
Recent polls conducted by the Pew Research Center and NBC/Wall Street Journal are consistent with the survey's claim that the Republican party took a hit from the fiscal crisis. Pew found that more Americans blamed Republicans for the shutdown, and NBC/Wall Street Journal found that the Republican party was "badly damaged" by it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/20/democrats-take-back-house_n_4133836.html
Dont worry the democrats will find a way to fuck it up they always do.
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Dont worry the democrats will find a way to fuck it up they always do.
come on whore, you sound like a republican
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this is BAD.
NEITHER party should have house, senate, and the white house. THAT is when shit gets ugly FAST, on either side. Seriously.
Two months ago, nate dogg was talking about dems losing the Senate. NOW, thanks to the shutdown (?), suddenly dems might actually keep senate and win house?
See, THAT is when amnesty, anti-gun, and 2-3 other bullshit bills get passed in a year, then they all shift central for 2016 elections.
That's bad. Repubs, please, get your shit together and keep the house. Thanks in advance.
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come on whore, you sound like a republican
Make no mistake the only reason i "support" the democrats is because the republicans and its policies are a total failure.
I know you want to believe its because Obama is black and people want free shit or whatever but the plain truth is the republicans is just a disaster.
With the train wreck that is the GOP the DEM should have control long ago. But they will fuck it up they always do.
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this is BAD.
NEITHER party should have house, senate, and the white house. THAT is when shit gets ugly FAST, on either side. Seriously.
Two months ago, nate dogg was talking about dems losing the Senate. NOW, thanks to the shutdown (?), suddenly dems might actually keep senate and win house?
See, THAT is when amnesty, anti-gun, and 2-3 other bullshit bills get passed in a year, then they all shift central for 2016 elections.
That's bad. Repubs, please, get your shit together and keep the house. Thanks in advance.
I'm starting to lose hope that there is any way to stop this. There are simply too many low info voters/urban dregs out there and they increase in number constantly, conservatives cannot match their sheer numbers anymore. The only tool for reversing this is the media but they overwhelmingly support liberals and as long as this is the case, it will be pretty much impossible to reach enough minds to change them.
The only consolation is the thought that well, if the socialists get full control of the gov, and start REALLY forcing their agenda full speed, it might bring on a revolution/uprising sooner ;D
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I'm starting to lose hope that there is any way to stop this. There are simply too many low info voters/urban dregs out there and they increase in number constantly, conservatives cannot match their sheer numbers anymore. The only tool for reversing this is the media but they overwhelmingly support liberals and as long as this is the case, it will be pretty much impossible to reach enough minds to change them.
The only consolation is the thought that well, if the socialists get full control of the gov, and start REALLY forcing their agenda full speed, it might bring on a revolution/uprising sooner ;D
This is what is going to happen.
The negative results of the retarded liberal agenda will be too much to ignore and the nation will demand a return to conservatism.
As Obama's favorite pastor once said. "America's chickens are coming home to roost."
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i'm not worried about a collapse, riots, drama like that... nope. too much good TV on, too many controls in place so that anything small would be smashed quick and they'd be labeled as terr'ists and we'd all nod along with the media coverage. So to me, that's a non-issue. We'll continue the slow, long slide into 2nd world status, but no chickens coming home to roost. It's just too profitable right now, we're all working, being productive. Riots mean people aren't working, producing, etc.
Now, that being said, if repubs would just start painting themselves as the SENSIBLE party - not the "let's crash this fcking govt!" party, they would dominate the dems, very content in being the welfare handout party. But this splintered GOP just ain't working - proof is in the pudding. You're either small govt tea party, or youre big govt RINO. MAKE UP YOUR FUCCCKING MIND!
Cause right now, 40% of the nation is dems, 30% tea party, 30% RINO... and the dems own the white house, and leading polls for 2016 to keep it with hilary. Now we hear congress may swing their way? Come on, man!
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This is what is going to happen.
The negative results of the retarded liberal agenda will be too much to ignore and the nation will demand a return to conservatism.
As Obama's favorite pastor once said. "America's chickens are coming home to roost."
I would hope this would be the case...and hopefully it wont follow the example set by western europe(vote liberal socialists into power- nation declines-native culture undermined-yet continue to vote in liberals socialists regardless)
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I would hope this would be the case...and hopefully it wont follow the example set by western europe(vote liberal socialists into power- nation declines-native culture undermined-yet continue to vote in liberals socialists regardless)
yeah, revolution and uprising is just around the corner
I hope you've got your survival bunker stocked with bullets, beef jerky and fresh water
it's about to start any day now
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Democrats are going to get steamrolled again as Obamacare disaster collapses everything as predicted. Only a communist skell like Obama and his mindless drones like strawfag lurker et al believed in his lies
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Democrats are going to get steamrolled again as Obamacare disaster collapses everything as predicted. Only a communist skell like Obama and his mindless drones like strawfag lurker et al believed in his lies
and as I've said about ten times now the Repubs should not be fighting the ACA but instead taking the high road and calling it the law of the land and helping to implement it
they can still criticize it but they can also say we must do our duty and help implement the law that our county
then..... when it becomes a full blown disaster the majority of the citizens will be begging for Repubs to get rid of it and will overwhelmingly vote them into office
I can't understand why idiot repubs can't understand and adopt this simple and fool proof strategy
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yeah, revolution and uprising is just around the corner
I hope you've got your survival bunker stocked with bullets, beef jerky and fresh water
it's about to start any day now
Bullets are expensive these days..thanks to you turds ;D
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Bullets are expensive these days..thanks to you turds ;D
don't you mean thanks to all the paranoid gun nuts who are hoarding them for a revolution that will never happen
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don't you mean thanks to all the paranoid gun nuts who are hoarding them for a revolution that will never happen
Bullets are worth a lot in this failed economy of O-TWINK
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Bullets are worth a lot in this failed economy of O-TWINK
yeah, I see them being used every day as currency
keep buying bullets you fucking moron
I hear they will soon be traded on the CME (though it was Ted Cruz who told me that so I doubt it's actually true)
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yeah, I see them being used every day as currency
keep buying bullets you fucking moron
I hear they will soon be traded on the CME (though it was Ted Cruz who told me that so I doubt it's actually true)
Boom
Even Slater syas that GHETTOBAMACARE is a train wreck
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/10/21/healthcare_gov_problems_why_5_million_lines_of_code_is_the_wrong_way_to.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr%3Acontent
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don't you mean thanks to all the paranoid gun nuts who are hoarding them for a revolution that will never happen
I think it has more to do with you losers threatening legislation and their underlying agenda of trying to get rid of gun ownership that is driving people to get them while they can...not to mention Homeland security suddenly deciding to order 2 BILLION rounds all at once ::)
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I think it has more to do with you losers threatening legislation and their underlying agenda of trying to get rid of gun ownership that is driving people to get them while they can...not to mention Homeland security suddenly deciding to order 2 BILLION rounds all at once ::)
nonsense
you idiots were buying up guns and ammo from the day Obama was first elected and he hadn't said a damn thing about guns
You guys just spooked yourselves and then starting hoarding
My next door neighbor is a retired navy seal and he was doing the same thing and telling me how Obama was going to go after guns
I had to remind him (at that time) that Obama hadn't said a damn thing about guns
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The ghetto skell tried gun laws remember?
nonsense
you idiots were buying up guns and ammo from the day Obama was first elected and he hadn't said a damn thing about guns
You guys just spooked yourselves and then starting hoarding
My next door neighbor is a retired navy seal and he was doing the same thing and telling me how Obama was going to go after guns
I had to remind him (at that time) that Obama hadn't said a damn thing about guns
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The ghetto skell tried gun laws remember?
in English please
btw - go back and re-read my post before you respond
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in English please
btw - go back and re-read my post before you respond
Obama is a Skell - look it up
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Obama is a Skell - look it up
I'm not looking up your jibberish
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Skell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Skell, as a stereotypical or archetypal designation, refers to a person who is homeless, vagrant or derelict. It is often used to connote such a person who is habitually engaged in small-time criminal activity, especially by one working as a con artist or panhandler.
Contents
[hide] 1 History
2 Origin
3 Use in film and television
4 External links
History[edit]
In its modern form, the use of skell as a slang term in the United States appears to date only from the 1970s, most especially from New York City. The word has sometimes been used by the police officer characters on the TV shows NYPD Blue, Third Watch, and Law and Order: SVU.
Origin[edit]
Possible origins for the word include:
The 17th century British slang word skelder, a noun and verb which referred to a professional beggar, especially one who falsely pretended to be a wounded former soldier to gain sympathy; more generally, it could be used for a swindler or cheat. An early recorded use is by Ben Jonson, from his play Poetaster, written in 1601: 'An honest decayed commander, cannot skelder, cheat, nor be seene in a bawdie house.' In an older military connection, the term skelder seems to have been used in early Medieval England to mean 'shield-maker' (Old Norse 'skjoldur'?), the supposed derivation of the streetname Skeldergate in the city of York.
The Dutch schelm, a word meaning a villain or rogue.
The Latin scelus, meaning a wicked deed or wickedness.
An abbreviation of skeleton.
Use in film and television[edit]
The term is used several times in the film Miller's Crossing, especially in regard to the character Bernie Bernbaum.
Crow T. Robot refers to Michael J. Nelson as a skell in a sketch performed in episode 905 of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Ed Burns (Mickey) refers to Mike McGlone (Francis) as a skell in the movie She's the One.
Joe Pesci (Nicky Santoro) uses the term skell in his rant to Robert De Niro (Sam Rothstein) in the movie Casino.
Police Officer Smitty refers to Bender as a skell when he and his partner, URL, are undercover in Little Bitaly in the second-season episode of Futurama entitled Bender Gets Made.
Within the Law & Order television series, the term has been casually used by leading characters such as Det. Lennie Briscoe, Det. Elliot Stabler and Det. Mike Logan.
In the Third Watch television series, the term has been frequently used in casual conversation between the leading NYPD characters such as John 'Sully' Sullivan, Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli and others.
External links[edit]
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nonsense
you idiots were buying up guns and ammo from the day Obama was first elected and he hadn't said a damn thing about guns
You guys just spooked yourselves and then starting hoarding
My next door neighbor is a retired navy seal and he was doing the same thing and telling me how Obama was going to go after guns
I had to remind him (at that time) that Obama hadn't said a damn thing about guns
Actually there was buying surge around when he was elected because those who were knowledgeable, including the NRA, knew that Obama was going to come after them.
At the time I was like you, and I laughed at all those people and called them paranoid. There was no ammo shortage of any kind from mid 2009 all the way until 2013.
Fast forward 4 years and Obama did EXACTLY what all these people said he would do. Your neighbor and all those people were right all along..who is the idiot? The idiots are people like you, who continue to eat up whatever shit this scam artist president throws at you, and then have the audacity to disparage those who did and do know better.
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Actually there was buying surge around when he was elected because those who were knowledgeable, including the NRA, knew that Obama was going to come after them.
At the time I was like you, and I laughed at all those people and called them paranoid. There was no ammo shortage of any kind from mid 2009 all the way until 2013.
Fast forward 4 years and Obama did EXACTLY what all these people said he would do. Your neighbor and all those people were right all along..who is the idiot? The idiots are people like you, who continue to eat up whatever shit this scam artist president throws at you, and then have the audacity to disparage those who did and do know better.
yet he didn't even mention guns in his first time so that proved to be paranoid delusion
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Skell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Skell, as a stereotypical or archetypal designation, refers to a person who is homeless, vagrant or derelict. It is often used to connote such a person who is habitually engaged in small-time criminal activity, especially by one working as a con artist or panhandler.
Contents
[hide] 1 History
2 Origin
3 Use in film and television
4 External links
History[edit]
In its modern form, the use of skell as a slang term in the United States appears to date only from the 1970s, most especially from New York City. The word has sometimes been used by the police officer characters on the TV shows NYPD Blue, Third Watch, and Law and Order: SVU.
Origin[edit]
Possible origins for the word include:
The 17th century British slang word skelder, a noun and verb which referred to a professional beggar, especially one who falsely pretended to be a wounded former soldier to gain sympathy; more generally, it could be used for a swindler or cheat. An early recorded use is by Ben Jonson, from his play Poetaster, written in 1601: 'An honest decayed commander, cannot skelder, cheat, nor be seene in a bawdie house.' In an older military connection, the term skelder seems to have been used in early Medieval England to mean 'shield-maker' (Old Norse 'skjoldur'?), the supposed derivation of the streetname Skeldergate in the city of York.
The Dutch schelm, a word meaning a villain or rogue.
The Latin scelus, meaning a wicked deed or wickedness.
An abbreviation of skeleton.
Use in film and television[edit]
The term is used several times in the film Miller's Crossing, especially in regard to the character Bernie Bernbaum.
Crow T. Robot refers to Michael J. Nelson as a skell in a sketch performed in episode 905 of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Ed Burns (Mickey) refers to Mike McGlone (Francis) as a skell in the movie She's the One.
Joe Pesci (Nicky Santoro) uses the term skell in his rant to Robert De Niro (Sam Rothstein) in the movie Casino.
Police Officer Smitty refers to Bender as a skell when he and his partner, URL, are undercover in Little Bitaly in the second-season episode of Futurama entitled Bender Gets Made.
Within the Law & Order television series, the term has been casually used by leading characters such as Det. Lennie Briscoe, Det. Elliot Stabler and Det. Mike Logan.
In the Third Watch television series, the term has been frequently used in casual conversation between the leading NYPD characters such as John 'Sully' Sullivan, Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli and others.
External links[edit]
sounds more like you than anyone else
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yet he didn't even mention guns in his first time so that proved to be paranoid delusion
BULLSHIT - he called us bitter clingers, etc.
That ghetto welfare drug addicted skell made his own bed - now let him sleep in it
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BULLSHIT - he called us bitter clingers, etc.
That ghetto welfare drug addicted skell made his own bed - now let him sleep in it
yeah well you're certainly not a bitter clinger are you
what he should have said is
" there are some people who are just fucking insane and racist and they can't deal with the fact that a majority of their fellow citizens voted for a black candidate as POTUS
It's literally destroyed what was left of their already fragile and diseased minds"
that would have been more appropriate for you
Here's the full "bitter clinger" quote and of course that's all it took to set off the gun nuts on a hoarding binge basically fulfilling Obama's claim about bitter clingers
shit, this statement probably applies to many of the posters on this board
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them," Obama said. "And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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BULLSHIT - he called us bitter clingers, etc.
How soon do they forget?
Of course, the obama lover will post that the community organizer never stated that he would ban or confiscate guns when he made that comment.
As if we have to hear those words come out of his mouth to discern his true intentions.
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How soon do they forget?
Of course, the obama lover will post that the community organizer never stated that he would ban or confiscate guns when he made that comment.
As if we have to hear those words come out of his mouth to discern his true intentions.
correct
not only did he not say at that time that he would ban or confiscate guns but he rarely if ever mentioned guns during his first term
just having a black guy as POTUS was enough to scare the piss out of you retards
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correct
not only did he not say at that time that he would ban or confiscate guns but he rarely if ever mentioned guns during his first term
just having a black guy as POTUS was enough to scare the piss out of you retards
Maybe, just maybe, these people read up on him a bit prior to him being elected?
If you had done that too instead of getting all your political knowledge from watching MSNBC then you would know he was already against gun ownership prior to him being elected. Good lord you are that dumb?
And he has already PROVEN their fears correct! And you are STILL saying THEY are the morons?
But no, obviously, his election motivated people(of all races) to buy bullets 'because he is black'. Makes a lot more sense ::)
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Maybe, just maybe, these people read up on him a bit prior to him being elected?
If you had done that too instead of getting all your political knowledge from watching MSNBC then you would know he was already against gun ownership prior to him being elected. Good lord you are that dumb?
And he has already PROVEN their fears correct! And you are STILL saying THEY are the morons?
But no, obviously, his election motivated people(of all races) to buy bullets 'because he is black'. Makes a lot more sense ::)
fine, tell me what you think they read
It doesn't change the fact that he didn't say a damn this about guns his entire first time (being the informed person that you are I'm sure you remember how he was criticized for that by his own party at the time)
and, as I mentioned already.... there fears were not correct
btw - there was and is still no shortage of hatred of Obama simply due to his race
To deny that is to simply deny reality
You can see examples of it here every day
Still not a single person on this board who can articulate a valid reason for impeachment
All they can seem to do is fantasize about it
and the brilliant reply
Obama is a twink and is black. How about that? :D
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I didn't know living at 1600 Penn. qualified one as homeless.
If that is the case, then what does living in a shit filled ghetto with "thugs" all around say about a person? Other than they are a poor bitter bitch?
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I didn't know living at 1600 Penn. qualified one as homeless.
If that is the case, then what does living in a shit filled ghetto with "thugs" all around say about a person? Other than they are a poor bitter bitch?
Obama is just a GRIFTER passing through trasdhing and shitting all over everything as he pleases
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Obama is just a GRIFTER passing through trasdhing and shitting all over everything as he pleases
Yet unlike you he lives in a nice place, not the ghetto and has a wife, not an imaginary girlfriend.
I highly doubt Obama collects random photos of men on the internet and loves to use the word "twink".
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Another classic of an article relying on a headline that stands out to get a lot of clicks but once opened provides zero substance whatsoever.
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fine, tell me what you think they read
It doesn't change the fact that he didn't say a damn this about guns his entire first time (being the informed person that you are I'm sure you remember how he was criticized for that by his own party at the time)
and, as I mentioned already.... there fears were not correct
btw - there was and is still no shortage of hatred of Obama simply due to his race
To deny that is to simply deny reality
You can see examples of it here every day
and the brilliant reply
The more you post on this subject the more you are owing yourself. Read my post again and try again to actually refute something this time :D
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What a difference a few weeks and a bunch of lying makes.
Republicans mount shock comeback, erase Democrats’ edge in eyes of Americans
By David Sherfinski
The Washington Times Wednesday, November 13, 2013
In just six weeks, Republicans have completely erased a 9-point deficit in a generic congressional ballot question and are now running even with Democrats.
Thirty-nine percent of registered voters say they would vote for a Democrat in their district — and the same percentage say they would vote for a Republican — if elections for the U.S. House of Representatives were held today, according to numbers from a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.
Last month, Democrats had held a nine-point advantage on the same question, 43 percent to 34 percent.
Independent voters favored Democrats in October, 32 percent to 30 percent, but now favor Republicans by a 37 percent to 26 percent margin.
That’s not to say voters are wildly impressed with either party; 20 percent approve of the way congressional Republicans are handling their jobs, compared with 73 percent who disapprove. Interestingly, 30 percent approve of how Democrats in Congress are handling their jobs, compared to 62 percent who disapprove.
A similar split is evident in voters’ opinion of both major political parties. Thirty-eight percent have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, compared to 48 percent who have an unfavorable opinion. Meanwhile, 31 percent have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party, with 54 percent holding an unfavorable opinion of the GOP.
A majority of voters don’t like how top congressional leaders are handling their jobs: 58 disapprove of House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, 55 percent disapprove of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and 52 percent disapprove of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat.
A plurality of voters — 46 percent to 27 percent — disapprove of how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, is handling his job.
“In Washington today, it comes down to who the voters dislike the least,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “There are no heroes.”
The poll of 2,545 registered voters was conducted from Nov. 6-11 and has a margin of error of 1.9 percentage points.
Thirty-two percent of respondents self-identified as Democrats, 26 percent said they were Republicans, and 35 percent said they were independents.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/13/gop-erases-9-point-deficit-generic-congressional-b/#ixzz2kYFkmqIF
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Maybe, just maybe, these people read up on him a bit prior to him being elected?
If you had done that too instead of getting all your political knowledge from watching MSNBC then you would know he was already against gun ownership prior to him being elected. Good lord you are that dumb?
And he has already PROVEN their fears correct! And you are STILL saying THEY are the morons?
But no, obviously, his election motivated people(of all races) to buy bullets 'because he is black'. Makes a lot more sense ::)
Or maybe, just maybe, the folks that would have something to gain if Obama was anti-gun promoted this idea for selfish reasons?
Hmmm. Who would stand to gain?
-- Repubs would pick up votes of gun enthusiasts
-- NRA would gain members of folks that want some real protection of their gun ownership righs
-- Gun and ammo manufacturers profit financially
Please, if you have links that show Obama supported anti-gun policies before he was elected president, I'd be happy to read 'em.
And, c'mon, can't you acknowledge that the reason why the anti-gun sentiment has grown is because of the mass shootings that have made the news in recent years?
Personally, I think people should be able to own guns but should have to register 'em like cars. Ex-felons should not be able to own guns, but everyone else should be able to own one.
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What a difference a few weeks and a bunch of lying makes.
Republicans mount shock comeback, erase Democrats’ edge in eyes of Americans
By David Sherfinski
The Washington Times Wednesday, November 13, 2013
In just six weeks, Republicans have completely erased a 9-point deficit in a generic congressional ballot question and are now running even with Democrats.
Thirty-nine percent of registered voters say they would vote for a Democrat in their district — and the same percentage say they would vote for a Republican — if elections for the U.S. House of Representatives were held today, according to numbers from a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.
Last month, Democrats had held a nine-point advantage on the same question, 43 percent to 34 percent.
Independent voters favored Democrats in October, 32 percent to 30 percent, but now favor Republicans by a 37 percent to 26 percent margin.
That’s not to say voters are wildly impressed with either party; 20 percent approve of the way congressional Republicans are handling their jobs, compared with 73 percent who disapprove. Interestingly, 30 percent approve of how Democrats in Congress are handling their jobs, compared to 62 percent who disapprove.
A similar split is evident in voters’ opinion of both major political parties. Thirty-eight percent have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, compared to 48 percent who have an unfavorable opinion. Meanwhile, 31 percent have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party, with 54 percent holding an unfavorable opinion of the GOP.
A majority of voters don’t like how top congressional leaders are handling their jobs: 58 disapprove of House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, 55 percent disapprove of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and 52 percent disapprove of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat.
A plurality of voters — 46 percent to 27 percent — disapprove of how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, is handling his job.
“In Washington today, it comes down to who the voters dislike the least,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “There are no heroes.”
The poll of 2,545 registered voters was conducted from Nov. 6-11 and has a margin of error of 1.9 percentage points.
Thirty-two percent of respondents self-identified as Democrats, 26 percent said they were Republicans, and 35 percent said they were independents.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/13/gop-erases-9-point-deficit-generic-congressional-b/#ixzz2kYFkmqIF
Still a long way to go before the election and who knows what will have happened to change things by then.
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Still a long way to go before the election and who knows what will have happened to change things by then.
True.
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"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them," Obama said. "And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
So if a person disapproves of the way these trade agreements are formed, they are "anti-trade". I see.
What an elitist POS, HN, etc.
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I've really come to dislike this guy over time. He's quite the annoying bullshitter, isn't he?
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...destructive bullshitter, I should say. Very destructive.
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...destructive bullshitter, I should say. Very destructive.
Not sure why it was particularly destructive but it was insensitive and I think it did smack of pop-psychology bullshit.
He should have just said that a lot of those people are unhappy because they feel like they've gotten the short end of the stick and are worried about being screwed over further.
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Not sure why it was particularly destructive but it was insensitive and I think it did smack of pop-psychology bullshit.
Yes, it is absolutely destructive when the highest politician in the country makes such a statement.
He should have just said that a lot of those people are unhappy because they feel like they've gotten the short end of the stick and are worried about being screwed over further.
So you think he should acknowledge that screwing over has taken place, right? How, exactly, do you envision him describing the screwing-over?
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Yes, it is absolutely destructive when the highest politician in the country makes such a statement.
So you think he should acknowledge that screwing over has taken place, right? How, exactly, do you envision him describing the screwing-over?
That's a tricky question. If he didn't want to point fingers, he'd have to portray it as them being victims of the economy, I guess.
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CNN/ORC poll: Democrats lose 2014 edge following Obamacare uproar
Posted by
CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser
Washington (CNN) – What a difference a month makes.
A new CNN/ORC International poll indicates a dramatic turnaround in the battle for control of Congress in next year's midterm elections.
Democrats a month ago held a 50%-42% advantage among registered voters in a generic ballot, which asked respondents to choose between a Democrat or Republican in their congressional district without identifying the candidates.
That result came after congressional Republicans appeared to overplay their hand in the bitter fight over the federal government shutdown and the debt ceiling.
But the Democratic lead has disappeared. A new CNN/ORC poll indicates the GOP now holds a 49%-47% edge.
The new survey was conducted last week and released Tuesday.
The 10-point swing follows a political uproar over Obamacare, which included the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov and controversy over insurance policy cancelations due primarily to the new health law.
The turnaround in the CNN/ORC poll follows similar shifts in recent national surveys from Quinnipiac University and Fox News.
At a news conference two weeks ago, President Barack Obama acknowledged that problems plaguing the startup of the new healthcare law could hurt Democrats.
"There is no doubt that our failure to rollout the ACA smoothly has put a burden on Democrats, whether they are running or not because they stood up and supported this effort through thick and thin," Obama said.
The CNN/ORC poll, released as the President makes a West Coast campaign fundraising swing on behalf of fellow Democrats, indicates both parties making gains within their base.
"It looks like the biggest shifts toward the Republicans came among white voters, higher-income Americans, and people who live in rural areas, while Democrats have gained strength in the past month among some of their natural constituencies, such as non-white voters and lower-income Americans," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
"If those patterns persist into 2014, it may indicate that Obamacare is popular among those who it was designed to help the most, but unpopular among the larger group of voters who are personally less concerned about health insurance and health care," Holland said.
Republicans currently have a 17-seat advantage in the U.S. House with the Democrats holding a 55-45 majority in the Senate.
While the generic ballot question is one of the most commonly used indicators when it comes to the battle for Congress, the poll results are a long way from predicting what will happen next November.
"There is just under a year to go before any votes are actually cast and the 'generic ballot' question is not necessarily a good predictor of the actual outcome of 435 separate elections," Holland cautions.
"A year before the 2010 midterms, for example, the Democrats held a six-point lead on the generic ballot but the GOP wound up regaining control of the House in that election cycle, thanks to an historic 63-seat pickup," he said.
The poll was conducted November 18-20 for CNN by ORC International, with 843 adult Americans, including 749 registered voters, questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/26/cnnorc-poll-democrats-lose-2014-edge-following-obamacare-uproar/?hpt=hp_t2
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The key will be 1. war and 2. if the small business block drops their insurance on 40 million employees forcing thm to Obamacare (80 million peeps when you figure families)
If Israel bombs Tehran with the help of Saudis, Jordan, Turkey, AE, and Quatar all hell will break loose. We hardly ever change horses during war.
If 80 million are forced into Obama care with higher out of pocket and their doctor is not on their policy the end of Liberalism in our time is gone. The average Walmart American did not pay attention to Bengazzi, IRS scandal, NSA or the like will freakin flip over health care.
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CNN Poll: GOP has edge in early midterm indicator
Posted by
CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser
Washington (CNN) - Democrats have lost their advantage and Republicans now have a slight edge in the battle for control of Congress, according to a new national poll.
A CNN/ORC International survey released Thursday also indicates that President Barack Obama may be dragging down Democratic congressional candidates, and that the 2014 midterm elections are shaping up to be a low-turnout event, with only three in 10 registered voters extremely or very enthusiastic about voting next year.
Two months ago, Democrats held a 50%-42% advantage among registered voters in a generic ballot, which asked respondents to choose between a Democrat or Republican in their congressional district without identifying the candidates. That result came after congressional Republicans appeared to overplay their hand in the bitter fight over the federal government shutdown and the debt ceiling.
But the Democratic lead evaporated, and a CNN poll a month ago indicated the GOP holding a 49%-47% lead. The new survey, conducted in mid-December, indicates Republicans with a 49%-44% edge over the Democrats.
The 13-point swing over the past two months follows a political uproar over Obamacare, which included the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov and controversy over the possiblity of insurance policy cancelations due primarily to the new health law.
"Virtually all the movement toward the GOP has come among men," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "Fifty-four percent of female voters chose the Democratic candidate in October; 53% pick the Dem now. But among male voters, support for Democratic candidates has gone from 46% in October to just 35% now."
Republicans have a 17-seat advantage in the House and Democrats hold a 55-45 majority in the Senate.
While the generic ballot question is one of the most commonly used indicators when it comes to the battle for Congress, the poll results are a long way from predicting what will happen next November.
"There is just under a year to go before any votes are actually cast and the 'generic ballot' question is not necessarily a good predictor of the actual outcome of 435 separate elections," Holland cautioned.
"A year before the 2010 midterms, for example, the Democrats held a 6-point lead on the generic ballot but the GOP wound up regaining control of the House in that election cycle, thanks to an historic 63-seat pickup," he added.
Lack of enthusiasm
According to the poll, only three in 10 registered voters say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting for Congress next year, compared to more than four in 10 who felt that way in late 2009. And 43% say they're not enthusiastic about voting, up from 25% who felt that way four years ago.
Democratic voters seem particularly unenthusiastic about voting, and that is likely to benefit the GOP. Thirty-six percent of Republicans say they're extremely or very enthusiastic about voting. That number drops to 22% among Democrats.
Another GOP advantage is the President's standing with the public: 55% of registered voters say that they are more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who opposes the President than one who supports him and four in 10 say they are likely to vote for a candidate who supports Obama.
"Those kind of numbers spelled early trouble for the Democrats before the 1994 and 2010 midterms, and for the GOP before the 2006 elections," Holland said.
The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International from December 16-19, with 1,035 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/26/cnn-poll-gop-has-edge-in-early-midterm-indicator/
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Don't have much confidence in moveon.org, but this is certainly bad news for Republicans.
Democrats Have A Shot At Taking Back The House As Republican Popularity Continues To Drop: Poll
The Huffington Post
By Ashley Alman
Posted: 10/20/2013 10:41 pm EDT | Updated: 10/21/2013 10:52 am EDT
A new survey of 25 GOP-held districts shows dwindling favorability for Republican members of the House in the wake of the recent government shutdown.
The survey, conducted by liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling and funded by MoveOn.org, is the third in a series of polls that indicate Democrats have a shot at taking back the House of Representatives in the 2014 election cycle.
The results of the latest survey show that incumbent Republicans in 15 of the 25 districts polled trail generic Democratic candidates. When combined with the results of the previous surveys, the polls show that generic Democratic candidates lead in 37 of 61 GOP-held districts.
When voters were informed their Republican candidate supported the government shutdown, 11 more districts flipped and one race became a tie.
Democrats in the House only need to see a net increase of 17 seats in order to take back the majority. This poll indicates that Democrats could see an increase of as many as 49 seats.
Public Policy Polling indicated several caveats to the results. The surveys were conducted during a high-profile budget crisis debate, a year before the elections will take place. And incumbent Republican candidates were compared to "generic Democrats," who may not represent the actual candidates each district will see.
"Democrats must recruit strong candidates and run effective campaigns in individual districts if they are to capitalize on the vulnerability revealed by these surveys," Public Policy Polling's Jim Williams said of the caveat, "and they must maintain a significant national advantage over Republicans."
Recent polls conducted by the Pew Research Center and NBC/Wall Street Journal are consistent with the survey's claim that the Republican party took a hit from the fiscal crisis. Pew found that more Americans blamed Republicans for the shutdown, and NBC/Wall Street Journal found that the Republican party was "badly damaged" by it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/20/democrats-take-back-house_n_4133836.html
dream on commy!!!!
dems be lucky to hold senate!!! prez and house going repub right quick
11T debt and counting
repeal obumacare!
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Larry Sabato: GOP has 50-50 Chance at Controlling Senate in November
Thursday, 23 Jan 2014
By Greg Richter
Republicans will definitely pick up seats in the Senate in November's midterm elections, says political scientist Larry Sabato, with the chances of gaining control of the body at 50-50.
Democrats currently control the Senate by a 55-45 margin, which means Republicans need to win six seats in November to take control. The GOP already has a majority in the House of Representatives.
Appearing Thursday on Fox News Channel's "The Kelly File," Sabato said he considers West Virginia and South Dakota locks for Republicans, while they have the edge in Montana.
That leaves three more states they must win, and the most competitive seats are in deep red Republican states with Democratic incumbents, such as Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Alaska, he said.
"This is the six-year election of a two-term Democratic administration, and we have a phenomenon we call the sixth-year itch," Sabato told host Megyn Kelly. "Usually it's a bad year for the incumbent White House party. Well, guess what? We're starting to see a little drift in the direction of Republicans."
Early readings show Republicans are on the cusp of picking up the Senate, he said.
"They may fall just short; they may fall over the line. But they're going to pick up seats."
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/GOP-Senate-seats-midterms/2014/01/23/id/548770#ixzz2rLX9nnRU