Sunday, August 31, 2014

Cook Political Report: why hasn’t the bottom dropped out on Democrats yet? The answer is: it already did.

Cook Political Report reports:
Despite dismal numbers for President Obama, a public deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country, and a Senate battleground based almost solely in red states, Republicans aren’t running up the score in Senate races, even in deep red states. Many are asking: why hasn’t the bottom dropped out on Democrats yet? The answer is: it already did.
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So, we should all stop waiting for that thunderbolt to descend from the sky that will declare a winner before November 4. Most important, Republicans don’t need a “wave” to win control of the Senate. They need to win just a little over half of the closest races.