More Obama fallout

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THEY'RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES

By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN


Enter Coats. Exit Bayh. Bye, bye, Bayh!

The first time Evan Bayh gets a serious race for re-election, he quits!

The Scott Brown victory is still rippling through the House and the Senate causing retirements among committed, dedicated, long-term liberal Democrats. Seeing voter anger, they are heading for the hills.

The process seems to work as follows:

a. Public anger manifests itself in the Brown victory

b. The improvement in Republican chances impels top notch, former statewide elected officials to jump into races against Democratic incumbents

c. The Democrat bows out in the face of likely defeat. Suddenly, he wants to spend more time with his family.

This process has run its course in Indiana and may shortly be manifest in Wisconsin where former Governor Tommy Thompson is considering a run against Senator Russ Feingold. It may yet play out in Arkansas where Senator Blanche Lincoln now has a top tier opponent in Congressman John Boozman. And Senator Patty Murray may hear footsteps behind her with the entry into the race of wealthy businessman Paul Akers and the possible entry of former almost-Governor Dino Rossi. Rossi lost the governorship of Washington State in a Franken-esque theft after initial counts showed him defeating Christine Gregoire by 261 votes. Now Governor Gregoire won in the recount.

In New York State, billionaire Mort Zuckerman may take on appointed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and, if he doesn't, former Governor George Pataki might jump into the race.

When we predicted a Republican win in the Senate in 2010, some laughed. But nobody's laughing now.

On a less high profile level, the House is also swinging Republican. The death of Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha opens the way for a likely GOP pickup in a special election and the Republicans now stand to pick up ten more seats through Democratic retirements. One wonders if the likes of Texas Democrat Chip Edwards, South Carolina's John Spratt, or Arkansas' Mike Ross might not be far behind in the race into retirement.

It now looks more likely than ever that Congress will go Republican in the elections of 2010.

[husker]

they are starting to read the writing on the wall, you have to love it.

[harold_bush]

C'mon guys, you are being mean. In addition to spending more time with their families, Bayh came out and said that politics has gotten too partisan and he just can't take it anymore. Poor little fella.

I saw Morris last night and he predicted as many as 60+ seats flipping to the Republican side. He feels there is a very good opportunity for the Republicans to take over both the house and senate at the midterms. I think he said Gingrich's Contract w/ America group took around 60 seats, which was the biggest swing in our nation's history. He feels there is a chance this could be as big or bigger. Of course the libs in will come up w/ some crazy explanation on how that wouldn't be an indictment on Obama. Somehow they will find a way to blame Bush, Cheney and/or Palin.

[jordanrules23]

ahhhhhhhhhhh, to be a lib in this country is FINALLY becoming the abnormal, i hope Rosie, Penn, Susan Surandon and all the other Hollywood moron liberals stay the way they are

[husker]

Of course the libs in will come up w/ some crazy explanation on how that wouldn't be an indictment on Obama. Somehow they will find a way to blame Bush, Cheney and/or Palin.

it's just the "party of no" fault.



even though not a single one of those no votes was needed to pass anything. i guess that means the "party of yes" has to be the one to blame. only a party in complete chaos could not get anything done with the majority they had.