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IIRC, wasn't KS-02 recently redrawn to include a good portion of the U of Kansas? That may have played a role on Nov 7, 2006. That was a day of shame for those who sat out. You let KOS win.

KS2 - This will be a pickup.

CT5 - Nancy Johnson could win this seat back if she wants to. She's probably the only Republican who could win this district back though.

FL16 - Joe Negron can win back Mark Foley's seat

GA8 & GA12 - we can win both

IN2 - If we can get Chris Chocola to run for his seat again, that might be a pickup

IN8 - can be won back

IN9 - can be won back

NH1 - Bradley has announced he'll run to take his seat back; I'd give him a better than even chance

OH18 - Bob Ney's district can be won back by a less ethically challenged candidate

TX17 - Chet Edwards can be beat in a presidential election year by a strong Republican; Van Taylor may make a triumphant insurgency against Edwards in 2008

TX22 - will go GOP if we can just get a Republican on the ticket; I'm hoping for Paul Bettencourt

TX23 - Henry Bonilla can knock off Ciro Rodriquez when the DCCC doesn't have enough time and resources to run Rodriquez's entire campaign for him

TX25 - Carole Keeton Strayhorn could knock off Lloyd Doggett if she could be persuaded to run

TX27 - US Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza could knock of Solomon Ortiz if he ran

WI8 - Steve "Dr. Multimillionaire" Kagan has behaved like a spoiled child. Definitely beatable.

We only need 15 or so to win the House back, and the above is just off the top of my head. 2008 could be a banner year for the GOP, but it will all come down to recruiting, organization, and nominating an inspiring presidential candidate. By no means is taking the House back a slam dunk - but it is very, very possible.

narrow House margin. We need to return the favor for the next two years since the Dems will be in an equally precarious position come 2008.

Each of those guys who lost in red districts should get first swing at it

I'm afraid those Connecticut seats might be lost, but man those two in Georgia are jsut SITTING there. It seems Jim Marshall has read the writing on the wall and may run for the Senate against Saxby Chambliss.

Its all about candidate recruitment. I like those ideas about Texas.

Its up to Tom Cole. Boehner and Blunt have shown some suprising guts in the minority so who knows?

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It's still way too early to say for sure what will definitely happen in November '08, but I do wish the Republican Party at every political level all the best of luck at trying to become the majority party again as soon as possible! The Republicans truly need to do all that they really can do to encourage the majority of conservative and moderate voters from throughout the U.S. and U.S. territories to really want to vote for the entire Republican ticket in '08! The Republican Party will continue to be "lost in the wilderness" if they truly fail to get the majority of the conservative voters in '08!

Ryun and Hostettler among them. They were two of the ten House Republicans who voted against NCLB and the Medicare bill.

but the return of the Republican party to a congressional majority status isn't going to happen in '08 and maybe never again in our life time. 35% of the voting base is conservative and 80% of that base didn't support them in '06 and won't in '08 unless the party dumps the RINO'S and returns to its historical principles. I don't see any serious moves being taken to do that, and without that being done the conservatives won't support the party, and without the conservative support the party can't win elections.