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Skriven 2005-01-18 18:47:16 av John Hull (1:123/789.0)
   Kommentar till text 7615 av RICHARD JOHNSON (1:10/345)
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RICHARD JOHNSON -> JOHN HULL wrote:
 RJ> On 1/18/05 9:21 AM, JOHN HULL wrote to RICHARD JOHNSON:


 ->> Why the hell should I waste my time betting with you?  ...
 ->> We have more state legislatures than you do.
 ->> We've made gains at all levels every election since 92.

 RJ> As is your custom Mr. Hull, you fail to engage your brain, such as it is,
 RJ> before running off at the mouth.
 RJ> ---
 RJ> November 3, 2004
 RJ> (updated November 18)
 RJ> Perfect Parity in Nation's State Legislatures
 RJ> Both parties control 3,657 legislative seats

 RJ> DENVER - State legislative elections did little to change the political
 RJ> landscape that shows a divided electorate. Democrats and Republicans find
 RJ> themselves stuck as they try to squeeze through the door to control of
 RJ> America's legislatures. The 2004 election gave each party hope, but
 RJ> ultimately
 RJ> they remain locked in political parity.

 RJ> "The parties are in a perpetual game of political tug of war," said NCSL
 RJ> political analyst Tim Storey. "For the past three years, one side has
 RJ> moved the
 RJ> flag an inch, only to lose that ground the next election. It is hard to
 RJ> imagine
 RJ> this parity could get any tighter, but it appears that it has."

 RJ> Analysis of the 2004 elections give Democrats a slight edge in gaining
 RJ> political ground, picking up a few more legislative chambers than the
 RJ> GOP. They
 RJ> also caught Republicans in total state legislators. Before the election,
 RJ> Republicans had 64 more legislators. It's now tied at 3,657, pending one
 RJ> undecided New York Senate seat and recounts.

 RJ> Democrats claimed the most political chamber switches. They won the
 RJ> Colorado
 RJ> House, Colorado Senate, Montana Senate, North Carolina House, Oregon
 RJ> Senate,
 RJ> Vermont House and Washington Senate. The previously
 RJ> Republican-controlled Iowa
 RJ> Senate is now tied 25-25.

 RJ> Republicans continued to make gains in the South, claiming the Georgia
 RJ> House by
 RJ> a wide margin, the Oklahoma House and Tennessee Senate. They also
 RJ> wrested the
 RJ> Indiana House from the Democrats.

 RJ> The Montana House may end in a tied chamber situation. The current
 RJ> breakdown
 RJ> there is 49 Democrats, 50 Republicans and one Constitution Party member
 RJ> who won
 RJ> his seat by two votes. A recount is likely.

 RJ> Before the election, Republicans had a 21-17 lead in control of state
 RJ> legislatures; 11 states had split control. After the November 2 balloting,
 RJ> Republicans maintained a razor-thin margin of 20-19 over the Democrats
 RJ> with 10
 RJ> state legislatures with split control. Republicans control 50 chambers;
 RJ> Democrats 47; one chamber is tied. View a 50-state table.

 RJ> Nearly 80 percent of the nation's 7,382 seats in the nation's state
 RJ> legislatures were up for grabs this year. State legislative elections
 RJ> were held
 RJ> in 44 states.

 RJ> Prior to the election, NCSL identified the top 10 state legislative
 RJ> battlegrounds: Colorado Senate, Georgia House, Indiana House, Maine
Senate,
 RJ> Montana House, North Carolina House, Oklahoma House, Oregon Senate,
Vermont
 RJ> House, Washington House and Washington Senate.  Eight of the 10 switched
 RJ> party
 RJ> control. The Washington House did not switch and results from the Maine
 RJ> Senate
 RJ> and the Montana House are still in the air.

 RJ> NCSL is the bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and
 RJ> staffs of
 RJ> the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technical
 RJ> assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the
most
 RJ> pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the
 RJ> interests of the states in the American federal system.

 RJ> ---
 ->> What's the point of betting when we already own the majority?

 RJ> Because unlike the conservative philosphy, Mr. Hull, time does not stand
 RJ> still.
 RJ>  You morons remind me of Herr Schicklguber and his boast of a thousand
 RJ> year reich.

 ->> Sucks to be you, don't it?

 RJ> Not near as bad as it would to be part of an anti-American party of
 RJ> neo-fascists, something you seem proud of Mr. Hull.

Ah, yes.  The last resort of liberal assholes.  When you can't prevail with the
truth, smear your opponent by calling him a Nazi.

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