The New York Times: Democratic Hopes Begin to Fade

The New York Times reports:

The midterm elections have been maddeningly unpredictable, but now, with three weeks to go, Democrats may be preparing for an electoral apocalypse.

Consider the signs.

One: Representative Nancy Pelosi of California is predicting that Democrats will regain the House – in 2016.

Two: Representative Michael G. Grimm may win. The Staten Island Republican is accused in a 20-count indictment of hiring immigrants living in the country illegally at his restaurant and of cheating on his taxes — neither of which usually goes over well with Republican voters. But he just might be re-elected. And the fact that Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, says he never thought that the Grimm seat was a sure-thing pickup is an indication that the Democrats are preparing explanations for a poor showing.

Three: Alison Lundergan Grimes may lose. Among Democrats, there is no one more hated than Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the would-be Senate majority leader. Ms. Grimes was the great Democratic hope to take him down. But she has come under attack by immigration groups for an ad accusing Mr. McConnell of supporting “amnesty” for immigrants living in the country illegally. And twice, in appearances still on YouTube, she doggedly refused to say if she voted for President Obama. On Tuesday, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee decided not to run any more ads in Kentucky, deciding Georgia might be a better bet. Georgia.

The New York Times prepares the statists for bad news.