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DNC Chair Predicts Party Will Exceed Expectations in
2014
Wasserman Schultz is a Forida Democrat. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the strength of
individual candidates will help her party outperform expectations in the upcoming midterms.
Pundits are wildly misinterpreting or over interpreting, the Florida Democrat said, specifically
responding to a projection published by the Washington Post that gives Republicans an 86
percent chance of taking control of the Senate.
Models dont elect candidates. Voters do, she said, speaking at a Thursday morning event
organized by centrist Democratic think tank Third Way.
Wasserman Schultz predicted Democrats would retain a majority in the Senate and pick up
seats in the House although she stopped short of predicting that they would gain the 17
seats needed to capture the majority. Explaining her reasoning, Wasserman Schultz said the
midterm election will be driven by individual campaigns and she believes a strong Democratic
candidate pool will help the party outperform expectations.
If youre putting a premium on polls, the polls were ahead in are the ones that matter most:
head to heads of the candidates, she said. Theres not a generic candidate on the ballot.
In the Senate, Wasserman Schultz pointed to what she said are strong campaigns being run
by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.; Mark Pryor, D-Ark.; and Kay Hagan, D-N.C..
Asked for House candidates who are running campaigns likely to outperform expectations in
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bluestatehostage 4 hours ago
Well, what do you think she's going to say..."we're completely and hopelessly
screwed"?

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DCCC, House 2014, Senate 2014
districts where Democrats hope to gain seats, Wasserman Schultz named Pete Aguilar in
Californias 31st District, Aimee Belgard in New Jerseys 3rd District, and Gwen Graham in
Floridas 2nd District. Aguilars race is rated Leans Democratic, Belgrads race is rated Tilts
Republican, and Grahams race is rated Leans Republican by the Rothenberg Report/Roll Call.
Wasserman Schultz also emphasized two issues that she thinks will help Democrats appeal to
voters: the Supreme Courts recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act.
The Hobby Lobby decision, she said, will increase turnout among women voters who she
thinks will come out to support Democrats.
Ive spent most of my life with a part of a generation [of women] who really have been able to
take their rights for granted. Theyve awoken a sleeping giant, she said.
On the Affordable Care Act, Wasserman Schultz predicted political backlash from constituents
who have newly received coverage under the law may force Republicans to avoid the issue.
Theres a reason Republicans havent put up as many votes to repeal it, she said. Voters
are going to use healthcare reform based on how it affects them. There are millions of voters
who are going to say I am better off today certainly than I would be if Republicans were
allowed to take it away.
In a written response, National Republican Committee Press Secretary Kirsten Kukowski said,
We have had more staff in the field working on Congressional and gubernatorial elections
than ever before and are taking these elections very seriously because the GOP has an
opportunity to talk to a lot of American voters about the Democrats brand of government and
how their mismanagement and overreach has impacted our everyday lives.
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Layla 3 hours ago bluestatehostage
Usually when one digs a hole so deep, they put down the shovel and
stop digging.....just a thought...

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fribble 4 hours ago
Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz says, "We're going down, but we will keep right
on blabbing."

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mikeware 3 hours ago
This is what happens when you start smoking crack

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Whit_Chambers 3 hours ago
Debbie Wasserpig also reports that yesterday she saw Elvis drinking longnecks
with Jimmy Hoffa at the bar of the Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield,
Michigan.

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chaos344 3 hours ago
ROTFLMAO! Debbie Wassername Schultz whistling past the graveyard.
Toooooo funny!

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PirateWoman 3 hours ago
She is correct, of course.
Republicans have over-played their empty hand, and will suffer the
consequences in November. Republican governors are a pox on their states,
and the voters will not reward incompetence, and cronyism.

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chaos344 3 hours ago PirateWoman
Hey PirateWoman:
DENIAL is NOT a river in Egypt!

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Heywood Jablowme 3 hours ago PirateWoman
What kind of crazy pills are you on? Pelosi or Bat Crap?

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Layla 3 hours ago PirateWoman
Republicans haven't overplayed anything. Does the phrase, "if you like
your doctor you can keep your doctor" ring a bell?
If you think American families are happy with the new found Democrat
constituency swarming across our borders on an hourly basis, think
again.
You're both going down at the polls....one for the damage they have
done to this country and the other for doing nothing to stop it.

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CLW an hour ago PirateWoman
OMG.....it's Pirate woman of Politico fame.....thought she had slowly
faded into the sunset with her cheerleading.....can't teach an old dog new
tricks and the same goes for D Wassenidiot S.


Ronald W. Mann an hour ago PirateWoman
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Incompetence, the dim party has no one under 70, mostly senile old farts
like Hairy Reid


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LOTHAR BAIER an hour ago
She wont even know what hit her come November !
African americans are actually starting to turn on the Dems mostly because of
immigration , they realize that the focus is now on Hispanics and no longer on
blacks


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LOTHAR BAIER an hour ago
Democrats have nothing to run on so they seize on fringe issues trying to blow
them out of proportion mostly in a effort to energize the base !


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Ronald W. Mann an hour ago
I see electric hair was released on parole. For the dims to exceed expectations
they would have to limit their losses to single digits in the senate and that is not
gonna happen


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LOTHAR BAIER an hour ago
You can have the best salesman in the world but if the brand you are trying to
sell sucks it wont do one bit of good !
Yes there are some good candidates out there running as D and people might
like them but they don't like the agenda of the democratic party and know that
the guy will just tote the party line if he wins


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LOTHAR BAIER 2 hours ago
My prediction is that the GOP wins back the senate, picks up house seats, takes
over some governors mansions and takes control of state houses and
assemblies


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LOTHAR BAIER 2 hours ago
Her function is to raise money for the democrats and to energize the base that's
why she is coming up with all this BS


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LOTHAR BAIER 2 hours ago
And on May 7th 1945 hitler still proclaimed that victory was close for the german
army


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LOTHAR BAIER 2 hours ago
I am going to laugh really loud if she is going to lose her house seat this fall


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chaos344 30 minutes ago LOTHAR BAIER
Couldn't happen to a more obnoxious member of congress, excluding of
course The Wicked Witch Of The West!


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LOTHAR BAIER 2 hours ago
This woman is out of touch as usual !
The only woman who care about the entire hobby lobby deal are the ones who
vote D anyway and if the GOP starts to educate people that this was not about
birth control but abortion pills than things wont be looking all that great for dems


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Oregon Republican Raises $955,000
for Senate Bid
1 comment 19 hours ago
daddyoyo I love the smell of
Republican money burning in a
hopeless cause. It smells
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the tea party on voter rights. Keep
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4 comments 8 days ago
Nobama Another Lee Terry type (i.e.
a weak incumbent whose district
shouldn't even really be in play).
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usagoingbroke 2 hours ago
"Exceed Expectations"?
You mean, instead of democrat candidates losing by double digits...... they'll
only
lose by single digits?
Just last year, didn't this same person predict the House of Reps was going to
be in play in 2014? And people still listen to this person? Why?


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Heywood Jablowme 3 hours ago
She would be a lot nicer person if kids hand't called her "Debby Wants-a-man"
when she was in grade school.


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Heywood Jablowme 3 hours ago
Exceed expectaions how? Only losing 12 Senate seats instead of 15?


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andrewp111 an hour ago
Sometimes desperate people do win, but usually not.


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Marsh hen an hour ago
All prominent democrat leaders are sociopathic liars.
Obama
Nancy
Debbie
Harry


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