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... House Democrats have seized on the current anti-Washington fervor and are confident they can win the 25 seats they need to regain control of the House.
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To flip control of the House back just one cycle after losing it, the House Democrats' campaign operation is relying on a class of new recruits, just inducted into its "Red to Blue program" that targets Republican seats.
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[Steve] Israel, the top strategist for House Democrats, was blunt, telling the group, "We're not interested in electing you to the minority -- been there, done that. It sucks!"
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[Jose] Hernandez [prospective candidate and former astronaut] believes voters who backed tea party candidates in the last election are having second thoughts. He told CNN that they "are getting buyer's remorse with respect to the change in 2010."

Two polls released last week bear that out: An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showed that 47% of voters preferred a Democratic-controlled Congress, compared to 41% who supported a Republican-controlled one; and a National Journal poll indicated a wider margin -- 48% said they supported a Democratic Congress and 37% said they wanted Republicans to keep control.
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One of the reasons House Democrats believe the House is in play this year: money. The DCCC out-raised its Republican counterpart in 2011 by $7 million, with the Democrats taking in $61.4 million to the GOP's $54.1 million.
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Ordinarily I'd say 25 seats is a steep hill to climb, but Republicans have done nothing since they got in control except prove that they don't deserve it. Approval of House Republicans has recently fallen as low as 9%.

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Democrats Plan House Take Over in November

Planning is one thing, accomplishing is another.

The Teabaggers are running out of steam.

They're not throwing rocks and bottles at cops like OWS, but they are still active.

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Originally posted by Florida Righty:
Planning is one thing, accomplishing is another.

Fair enough.
But the House Republicans have truly behaved badly.
Approval of House Republicans has really tanked.
Prepare yourself for an overturn in November.

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Originally posted by Florida Righty:

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Democrats Plan House Take Over in November

Planning is one thing, accomplishing is another.

Get ready for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Part 2.

It's going to be such fun watching The Fat, The Ugly, and The Stupid have to tearfully remove that "Obama leaves office in 355 days (or maybe sooner)" banner.

Sure. Make a mint while you are at it. Gus says the online betting is the very best indicator of upcoming elections.

Dems are only given 30% odds of taking the House.

So every $30 you put down, will pay you a $100 on election day when the Dems take the House! $300 will pay you a $1,000!

The more you spend, the more you win!

http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/contractSearch/#

Pay up, freeloader.

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... Pressing toward its goal of taking back the House this year, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced the districts and candidates it will target in 2012. The party will target GOP representatives in key swing states, such as Allen West in Florida, Joe Walsh in Illinois, Martin Heinrich in New Mexico and Roscoe Bartlett in Maryland. ...
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The list is divided into three tiers: Red to Blue (priority campaigns), Majority Makers (likely Democratic) and Emerging Races (increasingly competitive). Democratic candidates on the Red to Blue list will receive national support and funds from the party.

The committee will specially target vulnerable GOP freshman incumbents, of which there are many following the Republican sweep during the 2012 midterm elections.
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dccc.org Red-to-Blue

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Red to Blue Races (18)

Ami Bera (CA-07)
Jose Hernandez (CA-10)
Mark Takano (CA-41)
Sal Pace (CO-03)
Val Demings (FL-08)
Keith Fitzgerald (FL-13)
Christie Vilsack (IA-04)
Brendan Mullen (IN-02)
Pam Gulleson (ND-AL)
Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02)
John Oceguera (NV-03)
Dan Maffei (NY-25)
Charlie Wilson (OH-06)
Kathy Boockvar (PA-08)
Nick Lampson (TX-14)
Denny Heck (WA-10)
Jamie Wall (WI-08)
Paul Hirschbiel (VA-02)

Majority Makers (3)

Alan Grayson (FL-27)
Steven Horsford (NV-04)
Joaquin Castro (TX-20)

Emerging Races (12)

Clark Hall (AR-01)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Leonard Bembry (FL-02)
David Crooks (IN-08)
Rob Wallace (OK-02)
Manan Trivedi (PA-06)
Jackson Eaton (PA-15)
Eric Stewart (TN-04)
Pete Gallego (TX-23)
John Douglass (VA-10)
Rob Zerban (WI-01)
Pat Kreitlow (WI-07)

Red to Blue Districts (18)

AZ-01 (Gosar-open)
CA-26 (Gallegly-open)
CA-31(Open)
CA-47 (Open)
CA-52 (Bilbray)
CO-06 (Coffman)
CT-05 (Murphy-open)
FL-22 (West)
IL-08 (Walsh)
IL-10 (Dold)
IL-11 (Biggert)
IL-12 (Costello–open)
IL-17 (Schilling)
MD-06 (Bartlett)
MI-01 (Benishek)
MN-08 (Cravaack)
NM-01 (Heinrich-open)
WA-01 (Inslee-open)

Emerging Races Districts (6)

AZ-09 (New-open)
IL-13 (Johnson)
MT-AL (Rehberg-open)
NY-13 (Grimm)
NY-19 (Hayworth)
SC-07 (New district)
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Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)

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... [Roscoe Bartlett] is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Bartlett is the second oldest serving member of the House of Representatives ...

... 2012 Election ...
Congressional redistricting plans, released in October 2011, could change Bartlett's district. The Washington Post reported that the new district lines would add more liberal Washington DC suburbs to the traditionally rural district.
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Allen West (R-FL)

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... [Allen West] is the first black Republican Congressman from Florida since Josiah T. Walls left office in 1876 near the end of Reconstruction. West served in the United States Army in Iraq and was a civilian adviser in Afghanistan. With 20 plus years of active duty service in the United States Army, he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. He elected to retire after an investigation of his conduct during the interrogation of a detainee in Taji, Iraq.
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... 2012 Election ...
The National Journal's Cook Political Report named West one of the top 10 Republicans most vulnerable to redistricting in 2012.
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