Will the Democratic victory in Congress help or hinder them in the race for the Presidency in 08?
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Darn tootin'  and  maybe that pesky amendment gets nullified and America turns to Geo W to lead them for another four years, wouldn't it be ironic if Geo W's one hard to dispute election would be for a third term in 2008?  History can turn on a year a month a week a day.    The second the new batch of Democrats get seated they'll be villified & trashed  by the well oiled Republican hate machine.\n\n(Must share my pet scenario - - Bush get 's 'incapacitated' on the same day Cheney has 'the big heart - - -,' then Pelosi becomes Prez within months of the 2008 campaign season.     That would be be a leap - - -   not that she won't be mentioned as a 'possible candidate' the next two years.)\n\nPeace...
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to answer your question ther democrate won controle of the U.S house of respesentative and well are leaning toward controle of the U.S senate and as far as the U.S governatorl elections go wel it was mainly a democratic sweep. what this mean is that  with the democrate in the house and well may be the senate , president bush will have a hard time getting most of his way  when it comes to his policies forgin and domestic.  This election also is a predictor of whats to come in 2008 the United States Presidental elctions. with the States houses in most local(states) races going to the democratic party , the rebublicans will have alot of rethinking some of their policieys . sdince Bush Can't Run No More.  For most of Europe i guess that a good sing for you.  the Republican  Party  in other words will have a hard time getting a republican president in 2008
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It will be an interesting challenge.  Many of the Democrats' supporters indeed are part of the anti-war hard left.  But the Democrats won in part because they ran more conservative candidates.  (The leaders are NOT moderates, though.)\n\nMinority parties can afford to be ideologically "pure."  Governing majorities have to juggle many warring factions.  The left may well end up grumbling about Pelosi, et. al.\n\nBut past experience indicates to me that the Democrats will overplay their hand.  But the Republicans' appearance of beng entrenched, bloated, corrupt spendthrifts more interested in holding office than in getting things done will linger.  A far cry from 1994.\n\nLots of chellenges here for everyone.  Maybe Bush pulled his punches too much in Iraq, thinking a major military operation to "clean out" the insurgents would sink the party.  I dunno.\n\nSince I'm on it, I think we see again how the Democrats and Republicans have different beliefs and spoke to different audiences.  Democrats thought the war was unnecessary and said things - comparing our troops to Naxis, etc. - meant for domestic consumption but picked up and exploited by our enemies.  Bush knows we are at war - his "stay the course" rhetoric was meant to show our enemies that we had resolve, but played domestically like he was arrogant and out of touch with the American people.  Bush lost the public relations war.\n\nMy big concern is defense.  I hope the Democrats don't force a retreat, and cripple our national security.  I fear they will, given their rhetroric, signalling weakess to our allies and enemies.  (Either that, or they will grudgingly support more of Bush's policies now that they are in power, having merely used the anti-war groups cynically to get votes.)  A Democrat program to "stop the killing" in Iraq and hobble surveillance programs having nothing to do with Iraq could lead to many, many more American lives lost in the long run than a policy of strength would.\n\nI hope I'm wrong.  But I have grave fears for the future.  I hope we don't look back at this election as a "Neville Chambrerlain" moment.\n\nThen again, it was hard for many conservatives and others to take Bush entirely seriously on homeland security when he seemed so lax on our own borders.\n\nJust some honest, rambling thoughts from a long-winded conservative.\n\nWhat happens next?  Time will tell . . . \n\nPS  I have to add - I think the people have spoken, and we have to respect that.  but I do fear for my country when I read all the idiotic posts here - "Bush caused 9/11," "Bush is in cahoots with the oil companies," etc.  What are they teaching kids these days?  Unbelievable.
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Being as much of a partisan hack as someone not old enough to vote can be, I was fairly jubilant after Tuesday.\n\nThe big question, however, is obviously what the Democrats do with their hard-won victory.  I wanted to see a Democratic Congress firstly because I believe that the balance of power was being eroded by an overly-compliant Hill, and I still believe that will happen.  And if the Democrats can stay away from corruption and infighting and deliver economic help, progressive policies, and an exit plan from Iraq, I think they'll be able to hold on to their majority for a while.  The truth is that, though divided, America as a whole tends to moderate itself far more than most people suspect.
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The Democrats used to be the ones with the huge voter drives, getting their people to the polls.  The Republicans have easily taken over the lead in this department.\n\nThis election will be fun to watch to see how the Democratic 'machine' responds.\n\nUmmm...I guess that means my answer is "I dunno".
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The democrats are sore winners. They're snide, cocky, and arrogent. \n\nOn the other hand, most Republicans, rather than crying and claiming the election was stollen (unlike the democrats in 2000 and 2004), have become more resolved, more determined. \n\nMethinks this minor victory will result in a major loss for the donkeys in charge of the house and senate now (And yes, the democratic symbol IS a donkey)... Especially if they decide to waste time going after the president through endless investigations and impeachment.
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The Republicans control Congress, and the Democrats are spineless.\n\nMaybe the Dems will grow some balls after they win back the Congress in November.
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I hear you loud and clear. I don't think you should be so quick to pass a pessimistic judgment just yet. The democrats did win, but with fiscally and socially conservative democrats. I think Shumer and all of the other usual suspects will find a lot of in fighting and power struggles with these newly elected conservative democrats. As for Conyers, he will make an obviously politically charged, yet unsuccessful attempt to impeach Bush. All this man wants is revenge for Clinton's impeachment. He is forgetting one major component, Clinton unlike Bush, actually violated the law and told fantastic lies that no one in their right mind could believe.
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Wes Clark has a better chance than Al Gore. Do you really think the Democrats would nominate someone who couldn't beat Bush the first time around? Gore has all the personality of a wet dishrag which is why he lost the first time. I really think the Democrats should try something different. Centerist might be nice.\n\nThe next Democrat champions chances rely heavily on the Democrats in Congress actions in the next two years. Democrats took back Congress because of Republican faux pas, not because of their great new ideas. Any Democrat who says they have been given a mandate by the public is delusional.
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It will depend a lot on who wins the next presidency. If a democrat wins, more than likely a lot of bills will be passed but if a republican wins in 2008, there will probably be a lot of stalemate and a lot of the use of line item veto or just veto power.\n\nPersonally I hope that foreign affairs will take a positive turn. With all of the turmoil in the middle east I hope the next president will be strong in foreign affairs and help build confidence back in the US, our allies and the UN.  \n\nThe economy I think has been terrible with this last presidency but I do feel it cannot all be blamed on the president or the republicans due to the fall of big corporations such as Enron, the stock market crashing, and 9/11.  I think it is very sad when college graduates are not able to find employment upon graduating. My husband and I both graduated within a year of each other and I luckily found a job, but my husband had to wait a year before he found his first professional job because the job market crashed. I laughed every time the president said the economy was good and jobs are up. If it is so good, then where are all these jobs? oh...in retail...where we do not qualify because we are over-educated....\n\n\nI feel if credit cards were not used in the US, we would be in a depression. In my hometown, bankruptcy and foreclosures are up 50%.  \n\nSomething needs to be done regardless if it is a democrat or republican president or democrat or republican controlled congress. I think a lot of people, especially young families are looking for a positive change.
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It's ending right now. If the Democrats don't take a majority in both houses as predicted, they will certainly make gains. The pendulum is starting to swing the other way. Now all the Democrats need to do is nominate a strong presidential candidate who won't let himself (or herself) be defined by the Republicans.
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the democrats will help Bush get what he wanted, amnesty for illegal aliens, They will not fund the border fence, so even though\nit's approved, there won't be money to build it,\nThe democrats and Bush will be happy.
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If the election was today, maybe.  It would probably be a pretty even split at this point, but the Democrats may have a slight edge today.  Politics, like the weather, changes every five minutes.  Republicans will reunite and place 100% of support behind their selection.  Democrats will fracture and split then end up with the "one that won, not the one we want" candidate.  We won't really know who is going to win until November 2008.  But this is gonna be a fun election.  There'll be more skeletons, scandals, mud slinging, and hate talk than any election before.  It's gonna be a wild ride and I plan on getting there early and getting a good seat.
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I hope so. . .The unfortunate truth and sad realization is; it proves that our democracy is mostly dependent on money to win elections.\n\nHopefully, this can be addressed and fixed.   The Dem's have spent more than ever, and were very close in spending to what the Reps have. (To win and have payed less is encouraging, and shows a good sign, however, it bothers me to think about where the money came from).\n\nIf the Democrats have resorted to taking funds the same way as the Reps, then we have a change in name only. I hope not, as I am a Democrat, and I personally despise the fact that you need money to win.\n\nThank you all for voting. . .Great Job
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Yes most definitely! I think history will judge the president very badly as well as those who elected him -once.Too bad this will be another case of the Democrats missing a chance to say something to the people about what is really GOING ON. I think maybe we should all consider a new party to represent us...the non millionaires and non granolas.
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WELL YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF BEING TOUGH ON NATIONAL SECURITY, WHICH THE DEMS NEVER HAD, AND SAYING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ECONOMY, WHICH IS BOOMING. THE DEMS DONT HAVE A CHANCE ON THAT ONE. THE DEMS WILL TELL YOU THE ECONOMY IS WEAK, WHICH WE ALL KNOW ISNT. IN 08 I BET EVERYTHING WILL BE GREAT AS TIME GOES ON, AND THE DEMS WILL SAY THEY WANT CHANGE, BUT CHANGE TO WHAT? FROM GREAT TO HORRIBLE? LMFAO!
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Republicans and Democrats in their endeavor to siphon off votes from each other have morphed to be virtually identical to each other. Hence the victory that the Democrats have enjoyed, though signaling a large distaste by the American citizenry for Republican incompetence and corruption, only ushered people into power who are only slightly better than their opposition. \n\nI do believe that the Democrats might expedite our withdrawal from Iraq, but I think they will still continue with many misguided notions that informed our decision, concerning the “War on Terror”, to invade Iraq in the first place