Guest Patriot Games Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 http://www.newsmax.com/politics/GOP_Favored_Vacant_seats/2007/12/11/56114.html GOP Favored to Win Vacant House Seats Tuesday, December 11, 2007 TOLEDO, Ohio -- Republicans were favored to keep two conservative congressional districts Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia in special elections to fill the seats of two incumbents who died recently. The winners will complete the terms of Rep. Paul Gillmor, who was first elected in a northwest Ohio district in 1988, and Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who represented southeastern Virginia for seven years. Gillmor died in a fall in September. Davis died of breast cancer in October. Democrats, who won control of the House last year by a 233-202 margin, hoped to extend their gains and to benefit from the low turnout typical of special elections. In Ohio, Republicans have held the state's 5th District since the 1930s. At times, Democrats have all but conceded the seat by spending little money and trotting out candidates with limited political experience. Bob Latta, a Republican state representative, was competing against Democrat Robin Weirauch to complete Gillmor's term. Latta ran for Congress in 1988, trying to replace his father, Delbert Latta, who held the seat for 30 years. But he lost in the GOP primary to Gillmor by 27 votes. Weirauch, 50, is on her third run for the seat. Last year she received more votes - 43 percent - than any other Democrat in the district's history. In Virginia, state Rep. Rob Wittman had a nearly 4-to-1 fundraising advantage and the benefit of being a Republican in a district where President Bush got 60 percent of the vote in 2004. But Democrat Philip Forgit was riding a tide of party victories that included the past two governor's races and, last month, the end of 10 years of GOP control in the state Senate. He has the backing of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, Sen. Jim Webb and former Gov. Mark R. Warner. Forgit also is a decorated military veteran in a district that includes the Quantico Marine base, the Army's Fort A.P. Hill and a Navy weapons testing center. Forgit, a teacher, went to Iraq with his Naval Reserve unit, returning in 2006. An independent, Lucky Narain, is also on the Virginia ballot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 On Dec 12, 6:55 am, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote: > http://www.newsmax.com/politics/GOP_Favored_Vacant_seats/2007/12/11/5... > > GOP Favored to Win Vacant House Seats > > Tuesday, December 11, 2007 > > TOLEDO, Ohio -- Republicans were favored to keep two conservative > congressional districts Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia in special elections to > fill the seats of two incumbents who died recently. The Republican candidates won in both OH-5 and VA-1 -- as expected. Bush carried OH-5 with 61 percent of the vote in 2004. Today, the Republican won with only 55 percent -- a loss of 6 percent -- furthermore, the RNCC dumped a lot of money into this district -- money they did not have to spend. In VA-1, the Republican, Wittman, is hardly your typical Repubican -- he IS NOT a rightwing, George Bush, neo-con, pedophile -- instead, he's a moderate, environment-friendly, anti-Iraq war Republican. Not much for the rightwingers to crow about here in spite of the fact that Patriot Games and Newsmax are trying to portray this as a sweeping Republican victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patriot Games Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 "Lickin' Ass and Takin' Names" <PopUlist349@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4389a9d5-34f4-4a0a-830c-f19751bf5655@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > On Dec 12, 6:55 am, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote: >> http://www.newsmax.com/politics/GOP_Favored_Vacant_seats/2007/12/11/5... >> GOP Favored to Win Vacant House Seats >> Tuesday, December 11, 2007 >> TOLEDO, Ohio -- Republicans were favored to keep two conservative >> congressional districts Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia in special elections >> to >> fill the seats of two incumbents who died recently. > The Republican candidates won in both OH-5 and VA-1 -- as expected. > Bush carried OH-5 with 61 percent of the vote in 2004. Today, the > Republican won with only 55 percent -- a loss of 6 percent -- > furthermore, the RNCC dumped a lot of money into this district -- > money they did not have to spend. > In VA-1, the Republican, Wittman, is hardly your typical Repubican -- > he IS NOT a rightwing, George Bush, neo-con, pedophile -- instead, > he's a moderate, environment-friendly, anti-Iraq war Republican. > Not much for the rightwingers to crow about here in spite of the fact > that Patriot Games and Newsmax are trying to portray this as a > sweeping Republican victory. How many Dems won in Ohio? Zero. That's a SWEEP. How many Dems won in VA? Zero. That's a SWEEP. How many Dems won in Ohio and VA combined? Zero. That's a SWEEPING victory. And this is EXACTLY what is going to happen next year..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lorad474@cs.com Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 On Dec 12, 3:55 am, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote: > http://www.newsmax.com/politics/GOP_Favored_Vacant_seats/2007/12/11/5... > > GOP Favored to Win Vacant House Seats > > Tuesday, December 11, 2007 > > TOLEDO, Ohio -- Republicans were favored to keep two conservative > congressional districts Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia in special elections to > fill the seats of two incumbents who died recently. Damm... The neocons must have recieived another shipment of them black-box votin machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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