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What was going on in 2006 that causes Dems to take back the House and Senate?

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Contagious Kitchen
  07/20/18
first thing he tried to do after re-election was rush throug...
Hot misanthropic sanctuary national security agency
  07/20/18
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Contagious Kitchen
  07/20/18
karl rove had bush do a series of "town halls" pus...
Aphrodisiac space
  07/20/18
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coral appetizing pozpig sneaky criminal
  07/20/18
I feel like there was some extremely unpopular war going on,...
swollen stead legal warrant
  07/20/18
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Contagious Kitchen
  07/20/18
kerry and edwards both voted FOR the war, which is part of w...
Aphrodisiac space
  07/20/18
Wrong. Iraq invasion was 2003. It took about over year fo...
swollen stead legal warrant
  07/20/18
Bush was still looking for WMDs in 2004, the search didn't e...
Fuchsia useless brakes idiot
  07/20/18
Believe it or not, wars can change in popularity over time.
frisky arousing pit fanboi
  07/20/18
Bush only won 2004 due to post-9/11 paranoia, he played with...
Fuchsia useless brakes idiot
  07/20/18
i remember the bin laden/al-qaeda "endorsing" kerr...
Aphrodisiac space
  07/20/18
by 2006, everyone knew the CIA brass lied about WMDs in Iraq...
Insane House Wrinkle
  07/20/18
Iraq Torture Katrina SS Tax Cuts Medicare Part-D No Ch...
Hilarious Business Firm Gaming Laptop
  07/20/18
You forgot immigration, Bush also tried to push-through an i...
Fuchsia useless brakes idiot
  07/20/18
there were also individual races where a GOP fuckup tipped t...
Aphrodisiac space
  07/20/18
you see this weird 'delayed reaction' effect in elections al...
Hot misanthropic sanctuary national security agency
  07/20/18
Mark Foley scandal was pretty huge
Orchid House-broken Mad Cow Disease Hospital
  07/20/18
I mostly remember a combination of war and republicans kinda...
ultramarine awkward shitlib elastic band
  07/20/18
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coral appetizing pozpig sneaky criminal
  07/20/18
What other posters said - Iraq, Social Security privatizatio...
Olive Dopamine
  07/20/18
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coral appetizing pozpig sneaky criminal
  07/20/18
they had a war
Chest-beating Exhilarant Fortuitous Meteor
  07/20/18
OP is JJC concern trolling
swollen stead legal warrant
  07/20/18


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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:27 PM
Author: Contagious Kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467383)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:28 PM
Author: Hot misanthropic sanctuary national security agency

first thing he tried to do after re-election was rush through a surprise bill to privatize Social Security, out of nowhere. it was really sleazy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467395)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:32 PM
Author: Contagious Kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467445)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 8:14 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac space

karl rove had bush do a series of "town halls" pushing his social security plan, but they got derailed because reporters kept asking about iraq. and then the GOP congress refused to vote on any specific proposals due to terror over the 2006 mid-terms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36468336)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: coral appetizing pozpig sneaky criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36468338)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:32 PM
Author: swollen stead legal warrant

I feel like there was some extremely unpopular war going on, but I may ne mistaken.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467444)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:34 PM
Author: Contagious Kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467452)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:35 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac space

kerry and edwards both voted FOR the war, which is part of what led to kerry's infamous "for it before i was against it" gaffe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467469)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:35 PM
Author: swollen stead legal warrant

Wrong.

Iraq invasion was 2003. It took about over year for most people to turn against it. Kids didnt start coming home in body bags from IED blasts in large numbers until 2005 and beyond.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467475)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:47 PM
Author: Fuchsia useless brakes idiot

Bush was still looking for WMDs in 2004, the search didn't end until 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467536)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:48 PM
Author: frisky arousing pit fanboi

Believe it or not, wars can change in popularity over time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467546)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:49 PM
Author: Fuchsia useless brakes idiot

Bush only won 2004 due to post-9/11 paranoia, he played with the terror alert system, etc. to stoke up fears.

When people realized that 9/11 style terror attacks were no longer imminent they started focusing on the other issues.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467548)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:55 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac space

i remember the bin laden/al-qaeda "endorsing" kerry thing, and libs going berserk. also, the campaign by UK newspaper the guardian to have europeans write to voters in ohio about why bush was evil.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467586)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:37 PM
Author: Insane House Wrinkle

by 2006, everyone knew the CIA brass lied about WMDs in Iraq at the direction of Cheney

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467482)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:39 PM
Author: Hilarious Business Firm Gaming Laptop

Iraq

Torture

Katrina

SS

Tax Cuts

Medicare Part-D

No Child Left Behind



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467490)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:40 PM
Author: Fuchsia useless brakes idiot

You forgot immigration, Bush also tried to push-through an immigration bill.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467497)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:47 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac space

there were also individual races where a GOP fuckup tipped the balance, like george allen/macaca, or montana senator conrad burns being linked to the online poker ban and losing enough votes to the libertarian candidate to let tester slip through.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467541)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:42 PM
Author: Hot misanthropic sanctuary national security agency

you see this weird 'delayed reaction' effect in elections all the time.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467504)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:46 PM
Author: Orchid House-broken Mad Cow Disease Hospital

Mark Foley scandal was pretty huge

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467529)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:47 PM
Author: ultramarine awkward shitlib elastic band

I mostly remember a combination of war and republicans kinda shitting the bed a lot (not unlike right now)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467538)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: coral appetizing pozpig sneaky criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36468340)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:52 PM
Author: Olive Dopamine

What other posters said - Iraq, Social Security privatization, Hurricane Katrina, Republicans just mindlessly repeating "War on Terror."

The national vibe for Republicans was MUCH worse back then. You could feel the Blue wave in the air. This doesn't feel the same yet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467569)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: coral appetizing pozpig sneaky criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36468342)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 5:52 PM
Author: Chest-beating Exhilarant Fortuitous Meteor

they had a war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467572)



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Date: July 20th, 2018 6:07 PM
Author: swollen stead legal warrant

OP is JJC concern trolling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4031196&forum_id=2#36467646)