With the 2006 Elections rolling around very soon, I've got a few questions that I hope some kind folks could help answer or at least offer some entertaining comments...
1. Did the Dems recruit good candidates across the board this cycle? In some cases it looks like they did, but in other cases it doesn't look like the best candidate is running. I haven't really paid attention to most of the races, but its pretty simple to understand that probably one of the first things needed to win an election is someone who is likable and considered a "good" candidate - I'm not necessiraley talking about political or policy views, but rather how they talk to people, look on TV, and what their reputation is.
2. The 50 State strategy will pay off down the road, but were too much of the DNC's resources put into it this year? Should the money raised this year have gone to specific candidates in tight races and then next year, an off year, the money raised be distributed for the "50 State Strategy"
3. Have the Dems figured out how to "micro-target" voters with consumer-marketing data? The GOP has.
4. How can the web be used to GOTV voters? Is it reliable? Does Joe Sixpack pay read the emails sent from the DNC or RNC or does he just delete them?
5. My predicition is that the GOP will lose 11 seats in the House of Reps... mainly because the House is "over-saturated" with Republicans because of numerous issues that the 2002 and 2004 elections revolved around. This year, the issues are in favor of the Dems, but I'm not sure if the Dems have a better "ground game". With the GOP's advantage their, the GOP should be able to "stop the bleeding" at 11 House seats. Not sure about the Senate, but it doesn't look like more than 4.