Political analyst Charlie Cook delivers bad news for the
Dems.
According to Politico:
Charlie Cook, one of the best political handicappers in
the business, sent out a special update to Cook Political
Report subscribers Thursday that should send shivers down
Democratic spines.
Reviewing recent polling and the 2010 election landscape, Cook
can envision a scenario in which Democratic House losses could
exceed 20 seats.
"These data confirm anecdotal evidence, and our own view, that
the situation this summer has slipped completely out of control
for President Obama and Congressional Democrats. Today, The
Cook Political Report's Congressional election model, based on
individual races, is pointing toward a net Democratic loss of
between six and 12 seats, but our sense, factoring in
macro-political dynamics is that this is far too low," he
wrote.
"Many veteran Congressional election watchers, including
Democratic ones, report an eerie sense of déjà vu, with a
consensus forming that the chances of Democratic losses going
higher than 20 seats is just as good as the chances of
Democratic losses going lower than 20 seats."
About the Author
Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).
