When the election season began almost 2 years ago the Republican brand was so tarnished and the anti-Bush sentiment so deep that it was widely reported by the media and conceded even by the GOP that this election cycle would favor democrats. Enter Palin. Defeatist attitudes may be changing.
Congress has an unfavorable rating even below that of Bush. Conventional wisdom is that even when the public dissaproves of congress, they tend to support their congressman. Rumblings are beginning to be felt in even otherwise "safe" democratic districts that so far have been overlooked by the main stream media challenging this bromide and may prove to be significant.
Unable to resist the urge to deify Obama, Tennessee congressman Steve Cohen compared the democratic presidential candisate to Jesus and Sarah Palin to Pontius Pilate. His comments, verging on hysteria underly the unease democratic candidates are feeling and are struggling to shore up their support.
On the Republican side, there seems to be a renewed sense of optimism. Candidates in contested districts, that were merely going through the motions have become energized and are seeing a resurgence in volunteers and donations.
It will be interesting to see if the RNC recognizes this trend and steps up to assist these candidates that had earlier been given up as hopeless.
The Edge
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