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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Here's the associated link:<br><br><a href="http://front.moveon.org/24-moveon-polls-show-gop-could-lose-house-in-wake-of-shutdown/#.UlJshCQhNpc" target="_blank">http://front.moveon.org/24-moveon-polls-show-gop-could-lose-house-in-wake-of-shutdown/#.UlJshCQhNpc</a><br><br>The survey was paid for by moveon.org which is a liberal organization.  The memo at the above link states '<span class="a" style="left:663px;top:2908px;word-spacing:-1px">The surveys, commissioned and paid for by <span class="w7"></span>MoveOn.org Political <span class="l6">Action, show</span></span><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:3041px;word-spacing:-1px"> Republican incumbents behind among <span class="w6"></span>registered voters in head-to-head contests with</span><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:3181px;word-spacing:-1px"> generic Democratic challengers in 17 districts. In four other districts, the incumbent</span><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:3321px;word-spacing:-1px"> Republican falls behind a generic Democ<span class="w6"></span>ratic candidate after respondents are told that the</span><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:3453px;word-spacing:-1px"> Republican incumbent supported the gov<span class="w6"></span>ernment shutdown. In only three districts do </span><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:3593px;word-spacing:-1px">Republican incumbents best generic Democratic challengers a<span class="w6"></span>fter voters are told the</span><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:3726px"> incumbent supported the government shutdown</span>.'<br><br><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:4006px;word-spacing:-1px">'Democrats must pick up 17 seats to win <span class="w6"></span>control of the House. These poll results make</span><span class="a" style="left:663px;top:4139px;word-spacing:-1px"> clear that if the election were held <span class="w6"></span>today, such a pickup would be well within reach.'</span><br><br>Barring any unforeseen disaster that can be conclusively pinned on the Republicans over a year from now, it's safe to say that the Democrats won't be picking up 17 House seats.  However, if passed mid-term results are any predictor of future performance, the Democrats would be at risk of losing well more than 17 House seats.<br><br>I'd not be wishing time away for the 2014 elections.  We'll all be yet another year older and the election will likely be a dud that wasn't worth waiting for.<br><br>-Scott<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 19:44:42 -0700<br>From: ngier006@gmail.com<br>To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>Subject: [Vision2020] New Polls show that GOP may lose House<br><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div>
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