Comments on: Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE LAST WORD–ALMOST http://themoderatevoice.com/23957/sabatos-crystal-ball-the-last-word-almost/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:48:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/23957/sabatos-crystal-ball-the-last-word-almost/comment-page-1/#comment-162119 DLS Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:49:04 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/senate/23957/sabatos-crystal-ball-the-last-word-almost/#comment-162119 Obama has been well into the 300s electoral votes since last week and probably earlier.<br><br>Super D, I would simply wait to see if the GOP stops being dysfunctional -- while this is likely to be a big Dem year, there isn't necessarily a huge revival of the Left and far-to-radical Left that many predict or for which the Hope [pun intended]. The Obama campaign is playing it safe and the smarter Dems know that even if they win firm control of Congress, it's not license for them to engage in lunacy. Remember 1994. Obama has been well into the 300s electoral votes since last week and probably earlier.

Super D, I would simply wait to see if the GOP stops being dysfunctional — while this is likely to be a big Dem year, there isn't necessarily a huge revival of the Left and far-to-radical Left that many predict or for which the Hope [pun intended]. The Obama campaign is playing it safe and the smarter Dems know that even if they win firm control of Congress, it's not license for them to engage in lunacy. Remember 1994.

]]> By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/23957/sabatos-crystal-ball-the-last-word-almost/comment-page-1/#comment-162054 superdestroyer Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:42:10 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/senate/23957/sabatos-crystal-ball-the-last-word-almost/#comment-162054 He is being optimistic in the Senate races. The massive turnout for Obama will push other races into the Democratic column. <br><br>The only real question is whether people will still consider the Republican Party relevant to national politics after this election. If they are media hacks and partisans, they will go on pretending that the Republicans are relevant. Those who are real journalist will admit that the Republican Party is no longer relevant to national politics and start focusing on inner-party differences inside the Democratic Party. He is being optimistic in the Senate races. The massive turnout for Obama will push other races into the Democratic column.

The only real question is whether people will still consider the Republican Party relevant to national politics after this election. If they are media hacks and partisans, they will go on pretending that the Republicans are relevant. Those who are real journalist will admit that the Republican Party is no longer relevant to national politics and start focusing on inner-party differences inside the Democratic Party.

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