Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Rogers Confident in GOP Congressional Victory
Congressman Hal Rogers granted an exclusive interview to East Kentucky Broadcasting last week, speaking candidly on a number of topics dealing with this year’s tight congressional race. As political pundits are calling for an almost total overhaul of congress with Democrats taking control, a senior member of the US House of representatives is saying don’t count the grand ole’ party out yet.
“The national wave whatever it may or may not be I think has little effect on local congressional races and I feel good about Republicans chances for that reason.” Rogers said after being asked how he thinks his party will fair in less than a week.
“It’s more like running for sheriff than it is president, there local, you go to the factories the bus stations the groceries, you go where people are and these elections are based upon what local people think about you by and large, whether your accessible to them.”
Democrats, who need to pick up just fifteen seats to regain control of Congress, are banking on the tidal wave of scandals out of Washington, which has resulted in several republicans having to resign. However Rogers feels the American people aren’t getting the whole story out of Washington, just the part that is damaging to the GOP.
“Some of the national media is so biased so that’s all you hear about (Republican scandals) never the democrats.” Rogers Stated.
“The national wave whatever it may or may not be I think has little effect on local congressional races and I feel good about Republicans chances for that reason.” Rogers said after being asked how he thinks his party will fair in less than a week.
“It’s more like running for sheriff than it is president, there local, you go to the factories the bus stations the groceries, you go where people are and these elections are based upon what local people think about you by and large, whether your accessible to them.”
Democrats, who need to pick up just fifteen seats to regain control of Congress, are banking on the tidal wave of scandals out of Washington, which has resulted in several republicans having to resign. However Rogers feels the American people aren’t getting the whole story out of Washington, just the part that is damaging to the GOP.
“Some of the national media is so biased so that’s all you hear about (Republican scandals) never the democrats.” Rogers Stated.
# posted by Justin Mullins @ 1:52 PM 
