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Whither Dems? GOPers Say They Should Move To Center

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Republicans are already capitalizing on yesterday’s results to urge Dems to move to the political center — and a debate is going to break out among Dems over whether that’s the right course or whether Dems need to firm up their base. The NRCC immediately moved to trumpet that ...

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— washingtonmonthly.com — WEAK KNEES KEEP SHAKING.... In Tuesday's congressional races, voters sent two more House Democrats to Congress, expanding... an already-large Democratic majority on the Hill. In 2008, the electorate made a House Democratic majority bigger, and in 2009, ... (more) Weak knees keep shaking

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RT @ThePlumLineGS: GOPers, always solicitious of pol hlth of D's, urged to move to center in light of last night: http://tinyurl.com/yga9alh 25 days ago

GOPers, always solicitious of political health of Dems, urge them to move to center in light of last night: http://tinyurl.com/yga9alh 25 days ago

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More On Last Night's Big Lesson
Daily Kos — ... And if you need further proof that running against progressive values is a losing proposition, consider this -- the Republican leadership, deeply concerned about the future of our party, are now urging Democrats to run to the center. Enough said. ...

GOP "advice"
Daily Kos — Did you know that the Republican Party has the Democrats' best interest at heart? Even as the results were still trickling in, GOP Rep Eric Cantor was already warning that the results were an early rumble under the feet of marginal Dems, arging that voters had delivered “a shot across the bow to the moderates and Blue Dog Democrats as they decide votes on health care.” What kind of idiot would take the GOP's advice? Oh. Vulnerable House and Senate Democrats want their leaders to skip ...

The Real Losers of the Election of 2009
Hoffmania! — ... The GOP is facing extinction at the hands of its saviors. Instead of regrouping on the morning after seeing their affiliation torn to shreds by the fringe, they want to tell the Democrats how to run their party. This might be their dying wish – and delirium is setting in. ...

Why Is Fox News Excited About Democratic Congressional Gains?
Daily Kos — ... CONGRESS Really? Yesterday in Virginia and New Jersey, voters overwhelmingly said that their vote had nothing to do with the President or his policies, while at the same time Nancy Pelosi picked up two more House votes for health care reform. Yet according to Fixed News, Democrats winning the only two congressional races on the ballot yesterday is good news for Republicans and should send a message to Democrats. Sounds suspiciously like GOP spin, doesn't it? ...