WHAT?!?!? Larry Sabato predicts the GOP picking up *47* House seats when they only need 39.

[LLStarks]

Just heard this live from him on FOX News.

[gophates]

1. More MSM schilling for the Pukes.

Not gonna happen.

[Doctor_J]

5. Fox News is not mainstream

[gophates]

6. There's that. Good point.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

12. Unfortunately, its ratings would disagree with you

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_Channel):

In the third week of January 2010, Fox News was the highest rated basic cable channel in primetime. This marked the first time that a news channel led the primetime ratings, beating out entertainment channels such as USA, TNT, and TBS. Also in January 2010, Public Policy Polling reported that Fox News was the most trusted television news channel in the country with 49% of respondents stating they trust Fox News. Fox also scored the lowest level of distrust with only 37%, and was the only channel to score a net positive in that regard, with a +12%. CNN scored second in the poll with 39% of those polled stating that they trusted the news channel, and 41% stating distrust, a -2% net score.

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[ProgressiveProfessor]

25. Ratings is a measure of popularity/mainstream. Legitimacy/accuracy is another issue entirely

Words have meaning

[Upton]

2. Yep...doesn't look good..

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/

[ProgressiveProfessor]

14. Sabato and crew have a pretty good track record in terms of accuracy

[pstokely]

24. But how early (nt)

It's 2 months away

[rocktivity]

3. Operation Dead Dem Walking, I call it

They're force-feeding us this meme until it takes on the illusion of fact--just like they did with the runup to the Gulf invasions.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[ellenfl]

13. absolutely,. probably why some here seem to

have decided to not vote . . . or, in the case of florida, to not vote dem. shame!

ellen fl

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[BarbaRosa]

7. OK, I'll play. I'll see your 47 and raise you 250 seats.

:crazy: :banghead:

[LaurenG]

8. Not gonna happen

don't listen to fox.

[Capn Sunshine]

9. FOX fucking "News"?????

The same goup predicted Obama's defeat in 2008.

What do you expect from this propaganda arm of the republican party?
Larry Sabato my ASS.
:grr:

[Upton]

11. Faux News predicted Obama's defeat?

I didn't know that. Link please.

As for Sabato, he predicted an Obama victory..

[Capn Sunshine]

23. Reported gleefully by Faux news Aug 2008

Presidential Race Draws Even
GOP Base Getting Behind McCain


With less than two weeks to go before the start of the presidential nominating conventions, Barack Obama's lead over John McCain has disappeared.


OReilly, Rove, Hannity, all reported this story. Endlessly. For days. Eeven election eve Rove tag teamed Hannity to explain how McCain was going to win. Until he lost Ohio.

[Bitwit1234]

10. So that means that every single one of the republicans

in the House will retain their seats. How stupid is that. The MSM is helping them with all this crap and the polls because the republicans already have the electronic voting machines programmed for a win. That is the one thing the Democrats ought to investigate. The republicans can't win legal elections they steal them.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. Look at the link in post #2

Its fairly informative

[opihimoimoi]

16. The GOP has been a jinx for the longest time...they ain't winning shit...they have a horrible track

record when in power....

Its the Party OF Fools...

[doc03]

17. It sure looks that way n/t

[NWHarkness]

18. Larry Sabato?

Would tht be the same Larry Sabato who said the Dems could not take Congress in 2006, or gain seats in 2008?

[Upton]

19. This Larry Sabato..

who predicted landslide wins for Obama and the Democrats in 2008..

http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=6893

Strange I didn't see any complaining about him here then..

[The Northerner]

20. I think he said that the Dems would be victorious in '06 & '08

I'm not sure about his predictions for 2010 but it's quite interesting to read what he said before:

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2008-senate/

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2008-house/

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2006-senate/

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2006-house/

[DrSteveB]

21. Sabato predicted a 29 seat gain for Dems. in 2006

Result: Democrats gained 29 seats as predicted.
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=1031