Democrats are going to have to face some difficult decisions if they are going to be able to hold back the Republican landside that many pundits and pollsters are predicting for the Congressional elections in November. According to Shane D’Aprile, the political campaign reporter for the Hill newspaper, those decisions will include which Democrats the party will support for reelection, and which ones it won’t.
In a video interview with Chuck Conconi on Focus Washington, D’Aprile said, “Democrats can’t support every Democratic candidate. They have a financial advantage and have to be selective as to where they are going to put their resources.”
D’Aprile says that Chris Van Hollen, chairman of the House Democrats campaign committee, argues that isn’t going to happen and that all Democrats will be supported. But, D’Aprile argues, if democrats don’t make those hard choices they will lose their edge.
He says, however, it is also evident that a number of the congressional Democrats running for reelection are running away from President Obama and his legislative agenda, especially if they can show they voted against health care and stimulus legislation. They feel they have to do this if they are to attract independents, centrists, and Republicans.
D’Aprile says some Republicans contend they haven’t yet peaked in the belief they will win the House of Representatives and severely cut the Democrats majority in the Senate, if not actually win the Senate.
He says he believes, however, that because of the money advantage the Democrats have, that Democrats could defy the odds-makers and retain the House by a thin margin.
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