re: #385 kirkspencer

Agreed. However, it’s actually harder for the Republicans when there isn’t a good Republican challenger. There’s a degree of reflection down-stream of the top ticket, and it’s made worse when the party is trying to argue a national platform. (He’s bad, but “we” aren’t good enough to field a viable opponent?)

Add Wisconsin (and Indiana and Ohio so far) and the (probable) shutdown that’s specifically from the Republicans, and the Republicans might find it’s them, not the president, being blamed for the bad economy — which right now is the centerpiece of their campaign. If that happens (and I think there’s a strong chance) we might again see the Dems controlling both houses as well as the presidency.

It’s real early (obviously) but I’m calling IN and OH for the repub candidate already. That’s 2 states Obama won last time that he won’t get again. The IN fight is completely different than the argument going on in WI and the dems have misplayed their hand here.