Dr. Dean, we owe you so much. Out here in the wide red-turning-purple middle, we have been trying for years to get the attention of the national party and remind them we exist.

Now, because of your insight and savvy, we were sitting in the catbirds seat when the wheels came off the Publican wagon.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I knew when I was swarming you were the man, and I have never waivered in my belief in you.

Some groups at other sites are promoting every voting hotline except the DNC, and some are even saying not to call them. Someone said to share this. How can the DNC answer to the problems if they are not told? Makes no sense. Call others, but also call the DNC.

Maybe it needs to be frontpaged here again?

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/539

Howard Dean was announced to be on the Situation Room at 4, saw it at DU.

Joe Lieberman's campaign is financed and paid by the biggest Political Mafia__ the Jewish Lobby and Israel.
How long will it take for Democrats to get that the occupation of Palestinian Land is an affront against World Peace...?

Joe Lieberman's campaign is financed and paid by the biggest Political Mafia__ the Jewish Lobby and Israel.
How long will it take for Democrats to get that the occupation of Palestinian Land is an affront against World Peace...?

Go Dean/50States - If you can get Charile Bass out of office, then I will believe 2 things:

1. People want change
2. Dean/DNC are doing something right!

PS - Go Ned Lamont

The New Hampshire Congressional Districts have made the 'A' Section of the Boston Globe, but a half-page in the hard copy is hard to find online. Not only is the story hidden behind the registration screen, but it's at the bottom of the list of today's stories. And then the First District gets a grand total of two sentences about what's going on. So, where does the prejudice of the corporate media lie?

Since it's really not worth buying the paper or even registering on the web, I'll show you the quotes on the flip.
hannah's diary :: ::

Congressional races may make N.H. swing state
Close contests draw resources of both parties

By James W. Pindell, Globe Correspondent | November 3, 2006

NASHUA -- Both House seats in New Hampshire -- held by Republicans Charlie Bass and Jeb Bradley -- are emerging as key swing districts in Tuesday's election, new polls suggest.

In recent weeks, the national parties have poured $1.7 million into the race between Bass and challenger Paul Hodes, in which a University of New Hampshire poll released yesterday showed Hodes with an 8-point lead. The poll also showed Democratic challenger Carol Shea-Porter within striking distance of Bradley, who led by 5 points.

Analysts say a defeat of Bass or Bradley, coming two years after the election of a popular Democratic governor and victory for a Democratic presidential candidate, would mark a shift in New Hampshire.
[....]

You get the point of my title? The national Democrats have poured $1.7 million into the state in support of Hodes and not one cent for Shea-Porter. Which tells me, at least, that besides being an upset in the sense that the the state has never sent a woman to Washington, the establishment will be shocked by the success of a real GRASSROOTS campaign.

And here's the extent of the notice they take:

In the race between Bradley and Shea-Porter in the First District, the challenger said her message, not money, has driven her surge.

"I have always been an optimist in thinking that people care about the issues, and they are starting to really pay attention," Shea-Porter said in an interview yesterday after the UNH poll was released.

It's true that "beggars can't be choosers" but here's a good example of why poor people stay poor. Shea-Porter gave the reporter an interview, spending some of her precious time that she'll never get back. And for what? For one sentence that has no substance other than expressing the hope that the voters will prefer paying attention to the issues, rather than throwing more money after bad.

Don't get me wrong. It's fine for the reporter to earn a living writing stories about what Shea-Porter and others tell him for free. But, given the amount of name recognition she's going to get out of this contact, Carol might have done better knocking on a few more doors. 'Cause everyone that gets to meet her, comes away knowing that Carol Shea-Porter is the real thing and the Globe story doesn't even do that.

Which is probably why the accountability folk have put together these ads and putting them on the air on their own:

http://accountabilitycoalition.org/...

http://accountabilitycoalition.org/...

http://accountabilitycoalition.org/...

http://accountabilitycoalition.org/...

Take a listen and treat yourself to a couple of chuckles.

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Of course, the Republican National Committee is good for a laugh now and then, as well.

Their latest ad against Paul Hodes ends with the disclaimer:

"Paul Hodes--WE can't afford him. This ad paid for by the Republican National Committee"

Which tells me, don't you know, that Paul Hodes is a fella they're not gonna be able to buy. When it comes to Carol Shea-Porter, nobody'd better even try.

LET ME TELL THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPEACH TWO PRESIDENT’S, ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER

The Washington Post reports Vice President Cheney saying that election results (if the Democrats win the majority) will not influence U.S. policies in Iraq will hurt the Republican Party further. This will help swing voters and voters with the guts to vote the current Republican Party out of office in this one election to make up their minds.

How can the GOP both recently admit that things aren’t going well in Iraq and also aggressively state that policies in Iraq will not change no matter what (or which party) says in the Congressional majority?

It is a reminder that public opinion is totally ignored by the Bush/Cheney administration. Further pushing the Democrats ahead in the race for trying to represent public opinion when the Republican Representatives have failed to fight for public opinion in the Iraq war.

It is also a reminder that Vice President Cheney may be President Bush’s life insurance, impeachment insurance and legal insurance for illegal acts. But we can also impeach two president’s, one right after the other. If we win the election majority - GO FOR IT DEMOCRATIC PARTY - GO!

GET THOSE IRAQ WAR DICTATOR’S, WHO SAY THEY’RE FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY WHILE REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES OUT OF THERE!

BECAUSE ONE THING WORSE THAN REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION IS NO REPRESENTATION!

Posted by ElizabethJW on November 4, 2006 at 06:45 AM

The point to make to Republicans is that Democracy isn't just for the ballot box as the ruling elite would like to think.

If you don't mind, I'd like to suggest a slight modification to rubber-stamp congress, 'cause it's beginning to look like those rubber stamps are all blank. Blank rubber stamps is what's running the country.

Chant of the day:

What do Democrats want? OVERSIGHT

How do we get it? ELECT DEMOCRATS

What do Republicans want? LEADERSHIP

How do they get it? ELECT DEMOCRATS

I am a conservative and I am appalled at the way the current radical right wing Republican administration and the corrupt Republican majority in Congress have negated all conservative principles. Conservatives believe in small and non-instrusive government. Conservatives believe in fiscal discipline. Conservatives believe in the santity of the Constitution. Conservatives believe US cannot be the policemen to the world; all of which have been thrown to the winds by this administration through active support from the current majority in Congress.

The current Republican leadership has been able to get away with it because of a lack of a strong and effective opposition. Republicans are in self destruct mode; Tom DeLay, Duke Cunningham, Bob Ney, Foley etc. In spite of this, if the Democartic Party is not able to gain strong majorities in both the House and the Senate, that would be a blow to American Democracy. There would be a need then for patriotic Americans to come together, Conservatives, Libertarians and Moderates (Liberman is no moderate, he is a radical right wing apologist. Mc Cain has sold his soul to the Dark Side) to create a strong party to stop the slide down the slippery slope.

Conservative: You need to work to rescue the Republican party. It ain't going to be easy, because there any many deeply entrenched oiligarchists whose first allegiance is to the K-street lobbyists. But, there's got to be a few of you around.
The K-streeters and their minions have proved they have no conscience, and they enjoy killing off the opposition, through lies, deception, and hyperbole.
This corruption has tainted our whole political system, and turned off many voters who now see no difference between Republicans and Democrats.
Maybe now is the time for a grass-roots Republican movement to help clean up Washington and save the two party system.
It's going to take a coalition of Democrats and Republicans to really make a difference that will last.

I voted early last week in TX and I believe that I witnessed that the voting cards used in the Diebold machines have chips that can be read at a distance (making it very easy to vote many times, if you aren't aware of the security problems with this and set up to stop it). Diebold has been very tightlipped about their security system, because I think they don't have one!

Someone needs to get on the ball and let all election precincts with this equipment know that they need to take precautions against election fraud based on protecting against fraudulent use of these cards at a distance. I mean this needs to be done NOW before the elections tomorrow, so we aren't all crying on Wednesday, instead of celebrating. At least 12 of these cards have been stolen, and could be used fraudulently anywhere these machines are in use.

Butte,

The Republican party is lost to the Radical Right.

The only hope to pull the country back from the slippery slope is if Democratic Party wins and wins big; voting machines not withstanding.

This election is not about liberal vs. conservative. This election is about saving American democracy from the radical right.

The polls are busy today now we will see if our party can really lead. Many left the party during the years of Clinton and have not returned until this election. Now we are waiting to see if returning was a good idea or not. Lots of talk about taking a dozen seats when the average is almost three times that for a lame duck president. It seems we have placed our goals too low. The world is watching our party to see if we are truly all talk and hate or do we really have some good leaders with constuctive ideas for the betterment of the country not just our own coffers. Will we protect our country? Will we get our own leaders to bring back the jobs that we have sent abroad? Will we have to start up the draft again because of our anti military stance? Time will tell- God protect us all from the democratic old guard - now is the time really change our direction with new leaders that can restore respect to our once great party in the eyes of the world.

good win demos:)

I personally diasgree with the democratic votes in the second district. I live in the second district, and feel that, even though Charlie Bass is a republican, he deserved the seat as he did a lot of good for my community.

I feel that America has forgotten what the election is about. Americans needs to sit down and think about who is going to do the best for this country, whether it be Republican or Democratic. I feel that everyone is only concerned with either gaining, or keeping control in the house. I feel that by just voting for a straight ticket, Americans could be getting themselves into a lot of trouble in the future.