On Slate, Timothy Noah says they are. He concedes that the GOP will pick up seats in the midterms but argues that the party of the president always loses seats in the midterms. But, all of his points come from the Tea Party's gains into the GOP mainstream. I think the somewhat centrist Repugs are panicking because they are being replaced by the Marco Rubios of the world. But, I don't think folks like Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh are panicking at all.
Long-term, I think the Dems' prospects look strong. The economy is slowly turning around, health care reform has already started positively impacting people, and they've pinned to GOP into a corner on financial reform. Still, this could all backslide quickly this November. I'm still worried.
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longer-term, what's very encouraging is that thanks to Arizona, the GOP has alienated the ever-growing hispanic bloc. demographically, the GOP is in big trouble down the road, even though they will probably do pretty well in November.
honestly, them doing well in November could be good in that it will delude them into thinking that the Tea Party/Anti-everything movement is a sound idea, and they'll go all-in. In reality, it will be the last gasp of a dying beast.
I hope so but I'm still worried. The job situation is going to be rough for a while and as the majority party the Dems are going to be blamed for it. Seeing as it will be pretty much impossible for the Repugs to gain control of both houses of Congress this fall, the Dems will continue to take the heat.
I find it really frustrating that the Repugs are able to spew lies, obstruct government, and stand on the side of mega corporations without really getting beat up. It really seems like the GOP should be totally marginalized right now but they're in line to do quite well. Grrr.
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