Democrats 'poised to win because of Iraq'

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Democrats 'poised to win because of Iraq'

By Toby Harnden, in Washington

06/11/2006
Telegraph.co.uk

Democrats were growing increasingly confident last night that they could seize back control of both houses of Congress when America votes tomorrow.

As Republicans insisted that their superior talent for rallying their supporters to turn out to vote would stave off defeat, opinion polls suggested that the Democrats could achieve their goals in the mid-term elections, seen by many as a referendum on the Bush presidency.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, overseeing Democratic efforts to win the Senate, said his party was poised for victory, primarily because of Iraq. "Right now, the American people are very unhappy with Iraq," he said.

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Democrats have voter intensity on their side with their supporters angry with Mr Bush, whose popularity ratings hover around 40 per cent, while many Republicans are demoralised. But the Republicans have a superior "get out the vote" machine, a key factor in Mr Bush's defeat of Senator John Kerry in the 2004 presidential elections. This could give some of its candidates the two or three percentage-point boost they need to overcome deficits.

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[Skittles]

1. it's not just Iraq

thinking people are sick of being lied to, not just about Iraq but about EVERYTHING

[ninkasi]

2. Also, people who lost good paying jobs to outsourcing

might now be working two crappy jobs just to keep from even trying to declare bankruptcy. Believe me, the more Bush raves about the great economy, the more some Americans are going to wonder why it's not great for them. I've talked to a couple of people who have become bitter because of that issue. If the economy is really so great, why are home foreclosures up?