Top Republican: Palin boosts GOP Senate chances

[Terri]

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Associated Press
September 18, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate has boosted Republican chances of holding key Senate seats and denying Democrats a filibuster-proof majority next year, the GOP's Senate campaign chief said Wednesday.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee still lags far behind its Democratic rival financially, however, and public polls show GOP candidates trailing in competitive contests and the party's incumbents tied in several others.

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., the campaign arm's chairman, said adding the Alaska governor to the ticket "totally changed things," giving his party a chance at reducing its losses in the November election to one or two seats. Democrats hold a razor-thin 51-49 Senate majority. That's a more cheerful assessment than a month ago, when Ensign said Republicans would be lucky if they lost only two seats, and far better than earlier this year, when he said it would be a good night for the GOP if they could hold their losses to four seats.

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[STEELMAN]

Gov. Sarah's magnetism may be just enough to pull some conservatives in to fill those seats in congress.

Let's hope so.

[SilentMajority1]

I sure hope that the GOP gets back some seats and can influence the Senate so that something can get done for the US people. I also hope that they do not repeat the sorry performance of the last time we trusted the GOP with power-they blew it big time!!
I'm ready to give them a second chance! I hope that they do not again stray from the conservative basics. Harry R and his gang have really screwed things up--throw the rascals out!!!!!!

[candles]

I just watched Sarah interview on FoxNews, she is a breathe of fresh air.

Republicans need to keep reminding people, the promises Dems made before the last election that they did not follow through on. A big one, lower gas prices, they more then doubled since the Dems took over both Houses.