Signs of another Democratic tidal wave in the Senate...

In 2006, the Democrats needed to pick up six seats in the U.S. Senate to take control. They did so by picking up seats in red and blue states alike (Missouri, Virginia, Montana, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania).

In 2008, the possibility exists that the Democrats could greatly expand their majority, and maybe even secure a filibuster-proof 60 seats in total.

Here's the landscape as it stands right now (thanks to ElectoralVote.com):

• Democratic challengers are virtual locks to take over Republican-held seats in Virginia, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Colorado.
• Democrats are likely to make very strong runs at seats in Alaska, Minnesota, Oregon, and Maine.
• Further tarnishing of the corrupt Republican brand shows that even GOP-held seats in North Carolina, Texas, and Misssissippi are not safe.

Also, in maybe the most shocking bit of early polling I've seen, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Lips on Dubya's Ass) is trailing his relatively unexperienced opponent, Bruce Lunsford, by 5 percentage points.

I hope you Republicans enjoyed that run you had from 2000 to 2004, because your time in the political wilderness is just beginning...
- posted by Brian @ 9:39 AM