Some optimism from folks who have a lot of specific information that we don't.

Courtesy of Jim Geraghty's "Jedi Council".

I am seeing so many different polls that are contradicting each other in so many crucial races I've stopped looking at them. I think back to 2004 and 2002. My gut says the GOP holds onto both chambers. We'll see.

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1 Be mindful of the present, my master, because it is the measure of the future. These are dark times and turning away your force from them can cause us many unpleasant encountering with the future. Remember what master Yoda used to say: “Always changing the future is.”

Posted by: Flowers England at November 01, 2006 06:04 AM (vcUSw)

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Meaning, for Republicans, it's time to close ranks and rally the troops. No more of this bitching and whining about immigration, pork spending, the Foley mess or any other secondary issue.

The President called a meeting of the lesser Conservative radio talk show hosts ("lesser" because Rush Limbaugh is in a class by himself). Among them were Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz, Laura Ingraham, Michael Gallagher and Michael Medved. Conservatives have legitimate complaints about this Congress as well as the President himself, but their focus needs to be on three issues: Terrorism, Taxes and Judicial Appointments. And these folks need to spend the next 21 days taking to the airwaves, hammering home those very themes. Because when all is said and done, these are the three that matter the most.

Criticism is fine. And it's even necessary much of the time. But an important component of keeping the Congress in GOP hands is unity. Lose that and you'll really see a disaster in the making for this country. And all those other issues will fall by the wayside. I respect the opinions of these pundits, but it's time to see the forest for the trees.

Ms. Ingraham likened herself to a sports fan who nonetheless has occasional criticism of the coach. But, she said pointedly on her show: “I am not an advocate for the G.O.P. I’m an advocate for conservative ideas.”

"Alright, gang. This is your coach speaking here. And your coach is telling you to take the ball and run it up the gut!

Losing is for LOSERS!

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1 I'm thinking more, "Ya know what I like baseball? It's a team sport...." You know what follows...

Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at October 17, 2006 11:07 AM (6c8Dx)

2 "Baseball...it's one of my...enTUsiasms. Entusiasms." I think I see a Louisville Slugger back near the fireplace.

Posted by: Gary at October 17, 2006 11:18 AM (PLHs9)

3 Nothing on immigration and that's #1 in peoples' minds.

Posted by: Sandy P at October 17, 2006 02:40 PM (P7TI9)

4 And the Democrats will do exacty what differently on illegal immigration? Besides encouraging it more, I mean?

Posted by: Gary at October 17, 2006 02:48 PM (QoxB+)

5 Freaking Mu.nu hates me. The entire mu.nu domain throws me trackback errors no matter what I do. Anyhoo...I kind of took issue with you, Gary. Hope you don't take it the wrong way, it's juts a political difference of opinion!

Posted by: JimK at October 17, 2006 04:09 PM (mcWsB)

6 Extremely well said and I wholeheartedly agree!!

Posted by: Little Miss Chatterbox at October 17, 2006 11:58 PM (ZfLHN)

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There's been a lot of discussion lately about how the Republican's Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) operation was so effective in 2002 and 2004.

How does 2006 look? Read Jim Geraghty's preview.

UPDATE:
...more from Jim.

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Speaker Hastert has publicly declared that no one in the GOP leadership saw or had knowledge of the Foley IMs. The emails from way back when are one thing. They weren't sexual in nature at all and the parents of the page didn't want them made public. Hastert is either telling the truth or he's one hell of a gambler.

Now if someone on the other side had these IMs and held onto them until five weeks before an election, they had better leave the country or there'll be hell to pay if they're found out.

Lorie Byrd at Wizbang has the money quote here:

If it is learned that a Democrat has been holding those IMs for any period of time for political purposes, the backlash could be as nasty as those disgusting messages.

UPDATE:
Thanks to Scrapiron for the tip below. The link is here.

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