GOPers Promise To "ROMP" In This Fall's House Races
Oh, man -- we knew the Repubs were in trouble in this fall's Congressional races, but this is just comical.
A leading GOPer in the House, whip Roy Blunt, sent out a release today touting a new fundraising effort on behalf of Republican candidates. The program has this rather optimistic title:
Regain Our Majority Program (ROMP) II
But in the same release, it also contains a list of all the GOP House candidates that will benefit from this program designed to regain the GOP's majority.
ROMP will benefit the following Members and candidates:Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21)
Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)
Phil English (PA-3)
Tom Feeney (FL-24)
Chris Hackett (PA-10)
Pete Olson (TX-22)
Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Get this -- only two of the names on this list are challengers running to unseat House Dems -- Hackett and Olsen. The rest are incumbents, with the exception of Stivers, who's running for an open GOP-held seat.
But to regain their majority the GOP would need to knock off 19 House Dems. So this program to win back the majority is approximately 17 candidates short of what they need to accomplish its stated goal!
By contrast, the DCCC's Red to Blue program lists 20 Dem candidates challenging Republican House incumbents -- ten times the number of the GOP's vaunted "ROMP" program.
Is RUMP a program of the RCCC or the RNC, or is it just a bunch of hacks sharing a lifeboat on an ad-hoc basis?
July 1, 2008 4:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
No Romper Room connotations at all - much like their erstwhile exemplary campaigning this season. Brilliant!
July 1, 2008 4:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
I reckon the repubs know that they can lie to and mislead their base without fear.
July 1, 2008 4:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
It sounds as if the folks behind "The ROMP!" are still using The Math of Karl Rove from 2006.
July 1, 2008 4:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe it's the first step in taking back the majority...I know we're working hard in GA-8 to oust Jim Marshall with Rick Goddard (not on his staff but strong supporter...didn't want y'all to get the wrong idea).
July 1, 2008 4:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Math that Karl Rove used on October 2006 led him to flatly state that the Republicans were going to increase their majorities in both the House and Senate.
Here's hoping they're use the same "The Math" today.
July 1, 2008 4:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
ROMP (Random Oscillating Magnetic Pendulum) - An engaging pendulum that allows you to create chaos at the comfort of your desktop!
Coincidence? I think not!
July 2, 2008 9:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
You couldn't make this shit up. Swear to god.
The Romper Room Repugs - I had no idea the little baby jesus loved me this much.
July 1, 2008 4:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Romper, bomper, stomper boo. . .
July 1, 2008 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
AIYEEEEEEE!!!
July 1, 2008 5:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
I misread that as "Regain Our Minority Program" and was mildly impressed that they were taking steps to bolster GOP minority candidates...but alas.
July 1, 2008 4:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well....there IS nobody left in this country for those cannibals to fuck over except their own donors.
July 1, 2008 4:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL!
by golly, you're right. they've pretty well burned through the rest of their constituency.
July 1, 2008 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Steve Stivers is running in my district against Mary Jo Kilroy. Mary Jo came within a couple hundred votes, i believe, of beating Deb Pryce last time around.
I have a hard time imagining a republican non-incumbent holding onto that seat.
That said, he's running against the unimpressive Kilroy, so who knows....
July 1, 2008 4:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Rejected acronym:
Rebuild Our Minority Party
July 1, 2008 4:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Really Old Men Powerless
July 1, 2008 4:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
I like this:
Really Old Mendacious Pukes.
July 1, 2008 5:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Rats! Our Math Plotzed!
July 1, 2008 5:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Retreads Offering More Pain
July 1, 2008 6:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
What is it with Republicans and effeminate and/or homoerotic acronyms and nicknames?
July 1, 2008 7:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Resurrect Our Murderous Plutocracy
July 1, 2008 8:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Winner.
July 2, 2008 7:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
all the repuglitards got is "faith based accounting" and kkkarl's "Math"
and you're surprised that they're off by 17 seats in a 19 seat equation ???
don't ever try to read the federal budget ...
July 2, 2008 1:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Budget was put together by Nancy and her minions.
July 2, 2008 9:12 AM | Reply | Permalink