Conservatives Will Have To 'Batten Down The Hatches' For 2010 Election, Congressman Says

CNS in for 'tough year'

GRASSADELLA CITY--The Conservative Party is in for a "tough year," according to one Damoign congressman.

Rep. Roman Chatskovy, a Conservative from Libney, a western suburb of Grassadella City, told the Grassadella City Times that the CNS will have to "batten down the hatches" for the 2010 mid-term elections.

"Nationalists definitely have the momentum going into the 2010 election, and we're going to really have to just batten down the hatches and hope we don't get too battered by the storm," Chatskovy said.

Chatskovy's comments come after several recent polls have shown growing distrust of and slumping support for the Conservative Party.

The strong anti-CNS tide that's sweeping the country may be the reason Chatskovy, who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2008, is not running for one the two Senate seats up for election this year, although the congressman insists he has other reasons for passing up a Senate bid.

"This is just not the right time for me [to run for Senate]. I can do more for the people of Damoign by staying in the 13th [congressional] district," Chatskovy told the STAR network.

Nationalists also see the growing voter frustration with the Conservative Party, and have stepped up fundraising efforts and campaign tactics in an effort to boost their chances at recapturing control of the bodies.

"We believe 2010 is going to be an election of change in this country," Chris Wilco, spokesman for the national NAT Party told GNN. "Conservatives should be scared, because the voters demand a change."

Conservative Party Chairman Bob Viacrosa told the NPF he disagrees with Rep. Chatskovy's opinions.

"I don't agree with Roman [Chatskovy]. I think he's wrong. Sure, I think the Conservative Party is going to have a tough election, but I don't think we need to start conceeding defeat just yet. The voters will have a chance to line up our positions with that of the opposition, and I'm confident once they see the differences, the very clear differences, they will choose the common sense principles we have put forward," Viacrosa said.

Senate Minority Leader Shay Robertson (N-DMG) and Senator Debbie Madronas (N-DMG) are both up for re-election in 2010. Neither one has any official Conservative opponents as of now.