2010 Elections: Democrat Fears and Redistricting
Nov8The AP is reporting on Democrat fears and Republican hopes in regard to next years elections citing “Fear about the economy and anger at incumbents are coursing through the country” as primary motivators for Democrats to be nervous and play defense in the mid-terms.
Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governors’ races in a cross-country Democratic wave.
Now, with most states under their control and comfortable majorities in Congress, Democrats must protect far more seats than Republicans: 19 governors’ mansions, 17 Senate seats and as many as 60 House districts in moderate-to-conservative regions and swing-voting areas.
At this point, Democrats must do it in a more difficult political environment than in 2006 and 2008.
With a bad economy and the White House hell bent on Big Government taking over practically every sector of our lives, not to mention saddling our kids and grand-kids with enormous debt, Democrats have an added hurdle to overcome in the way the redistricting in some key states have made Republican candidates more viable.
According to a “Polling News and Notes” document released by Karl Rove&Co.(pdf) 2010 through the next decade may present real problems for Democrats.
Author : Steven Foley
Author's Website | Articles From This AuthorFounder/Managing Editor of The Minority Report Blog Network and Chief Managing Editor of 73Wire.com
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Dman says:
November 18, 2009 at 10:58 amColoradon is shown firmly blue on the map but last years election in this state was more against Bush than for Obama. I’m optimistic that the senate seat in 2010 will go to a rebublican and some house seats as well with several Domocrats voting for the “Public Option”. This is a growing independent state.