Texas: General Elections 2006

John Zogby (yes, the polling firm is actually named after someone) seems to think that the Reps have a chance at pulling this out. This article is from Monday (10/23), but is still pertinent. If the race were to be held today, Zogby predicts that Dems could “pick up 25-30 seats” in the House (where they only need 15 to be the majority) and “are within striking distance” of getting the number of seats (6) needed to take the Senate. Good news, right? Eh…

He sees two messages that might work in winning back voters to the GOP. “If the Republicans can get it back on message, it will be about terrorism, it won’t be about taxes,” Zogby said. Another winning message, especially with the Republican base, “is that they will have to go after the Democratic leadership and say do you really want Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi?” he says.

(Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/23/06)

Yeeeeeah. That right there is potent to the headline-skimmer American. Wonder if the GOP will pick up on it in time. Though…in NY, they seem to be taking this whole Hevesi thing to town. Hmmm, hitting on teenagers, using taxpayer money to chauffeur disabled wife…right (and then eventually paying the money back). Those are really equivalent scandals, especially morally, boys. (cough *grasping at straws* cough cough)