According to a private poll commissioned by Democratic Caucus chair Martin Frost, the positions of the national Democratic Party are going to make it almost impossible for Democratic incumbents and challengers to get elected in so-called "marginal" (i.e. competitve) districts - the only seats in which the Democrats must do well in order to prevent a huge Republican surge in the House.
Fortunately for Dems, there's one way in which these candidates might save themselves:
...one way marginal candidates are likely to be looking for inoculation in the months ahead is by aligning themselves with President Bush, whose poll numbers are strong even among Democratic base voters.
Just months ago, Democrats had been licking their chops for this year's Congressional elections, counting on the mid-term jinx historically afflicitng the President's party in Congressional elections. Sounds like Dems have stopped chop-licking and started preparing to take a licking.
Posted by wasylik at February 2, 2002 04:47 PM | TrackBack