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Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up
Daily Kos —
Your one stop pundit shop. David Broder's take on the first week of the Obama transition? "So far, so good." Gail Collins has a remedy for those going through election withdrawal. Karl Rove does the math and concludes that 2010 will be a good year for Republicans. Unless it isn't. Dr. James S. Robbins says that there is an emerging missile crisis and that President-elect Obama must deal with it. Oh, and don't listen to those crazy scientists who say the technology for a missile defense shield hasn't been ...
Rove Looks Forward to 2010
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Karl Rove: "History will favor Republicans in 2010. Since World War II, the
out-party has gained an average of 23 seats in the U.S. House and two
in the U.S. Senate in a new president's first midterm election. Other
than FDR and George W. Bush, no president has gained seats in his first
midterm election in both chambers." ...
Rove has some potentially good news for the GOP
Say Anything —
... The benefit of people getting old in the Northeast is that they are moving to the South with some more like-minded voters. The redistricting looks to benefit the GOP. ...
David Frum knocks ‘the Architect’: ‘Rove hasn’t had a great batting record.’
Think Progress —
... ” Rove insisted, “History will favor Republicans in 2010.” Appearing on CSPAN’s Washington Journal today, conservative writer David Frum knocked Rove’s optimism, saying the Republican party is “badly disorganized”: ...
Norm Coleman Drops Out of NRSC Race
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... to defend 18 seats against the Democrats' 16. If the
political landscape favors the GOP -- as Karl Rove
argues it will -- then Cornyn and the NRSC are likely to have
several red state races to target. ...
Remainders: Change.gov
Ben Smith's Blog —
... crossover voters.
Napolitano doesn't rule out an Attorney General appointment.
Stephen Hess lists all the reasons why leaks happen.
A depressing rundown of recent racist, anti-Obama vandalism across the country.
The Root empathizes with Michelle Obama's difficult school search.
Ayers will be on Good Morning America tomorrow to talk about the '08 election.
He'll also shop his book in D.C.
Karl Rove crunches post-election numbers, says 2010 will be good for the GOP.
Jill Biden ...
GOP Comeback in 2010?
Weekly Standard Blog —
Karl Rove wrote in the Wall Street Journal yesterday:
History will favor Republicans in 2010. Since World War II, the out-party has gained an average of 23 seats in the U.S. House and two in the U.S. Senate in a new president’s first midterm election. Other than FDR and George W. Bush, no president has gained seats in his first midterm election in both chambers.
Since 1966, the incumbent party has lost an average of 63 state senate and 262 state house seats, and six governorships, in a president’s first midterm election. ...
Please, Take Rove's Advice
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
Looking at the same data I did when diagnosing the conservative "secular problem," Karl Rove concludes:
Then there were those who didn't show up. There were 4.1 million fewer Republicans voting this year than in 2004. Some missing Republicans had turned independent or Democratic for this election. But most simply stayed home. Ironically for a campaign that featured probably the last Vietnam veteran to run for president, 2.7 million fewer veterans voted. There were also 4.1 million fewer voters who attend religious services more than once a week. ...
Bill Scher: Karl Rove's Bad Advice
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Looking at the same data I did when diagnosing the conservative "secular problem," Karl Rove concludes:
Then there were those who didn't show up. There were 4.1 million fewer Republicans voting this year than in 2004. Some missing Republicans had turned independent or Democratic for this election. But most simply stayed home. ... There were also 4.1 million fewer voters who attend religious services more than once a week. Americans aren't suddenly going to church less; something was missing from the campaign to draw out the more religiously ...
Karl Rove on the Election:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
Interesting analysis of the election results from Karl Rove in yesterday's WSJ. After noting the big increase in minority turnout for Obama he notes the big story on the Republican side--the decline in turnout about Republican voters: Then there were those who didn't show up. There were 4.1 million fewer Republicans voting this year than in 2004. Some missing Republicans had turned independent or Democratic for this election. But most simply stayed home. Ironically for a campaign that featured probably the last Vietnam veteran to run for president, 2.7 million fewer veterans ...
The 2010 Census
Matthew Yglesias —
... I have no idea who’s going to do what in the 2010 midterm elections. The mere fact that Democrats hold most of the House seats suggests to me that the odds favor the Republicans picking some up. But this logic from Karl Rove predicting big things for the GOP seems badly flawed: ...
Rove by the numbers
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... prior Presidents including Ford (after pardoning Nixon) and Clinton (gays in the military debacle) • 40%-47% approve-disapprove ratio relating to Obama • 37% job approval for Congress , the lowest in 24 years • 45%-44% generic identification Democrat vs. GOP , which signals a major shift • New Jersey's incumbent Democrat trails by 10 points in the latest polling • Virginia's incumbent Democrat Governor trails by 9 points Writing just a couple of weeks after the election, Rove's Wall Street Journal op-ed now appears eerily prescient . Labels: ...
Rove's Numbers
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... 24 years • 45%-44% generic identification Democrat vs. GOP, which signals a major shift • New Jersey's incumbent Democrat Governor trails by 10 points in the latest polling • Virginia's Democrat trails by 9 points for the Governorship It's way too early to get very excited, but the groundswell of public distaste for the Democrats' poor leadership abilities is becoming clear. Writing just a couple of weeks after the election, Rove's Wall Street Journal op-ed now appears eerily prescient. ...
