Why Republicans should be scared shitless heading into November...

Fresh off the heels of another Democratic pickup of a heavily Republican-leaning House seat, Kos puts it perfectly:

Voters, even in solidly conservative districts, are simply not that scared of Democrats anymore.

In the 10+ years when the national Republican party gained and expanded it's hold on the federal government's power structure (1994-2004), just about any Republican candidate could attack just about any Democratic candidate with words like "liberal", "tax-raiser" or any other flimsy GOP buzzwords and expect to bring steadfast conservatives to their side.

That's just not the case anymore.

For the past 3 years, Democrats have been winning tough elections in blood red districts and states all across the country because they want government to work effectively for the people, rather than destroy it from the inside like the Republican party...

UPDATE: In an unparalelled display of spin that falls well outside the confines of reality, the National Republican Congressional Committee has this to say about a Democrat winning a seat in a district that voted for Bush by a margin of 59-41 in 2004:

“This should come as a warning shot to Democrats...The elitist behavior of the Democratic front-runner and the liberal and extremist positions that he and his fellow Democrats in Congress have staked their claim to, do not appear to be as salient as they once hoped.”

Ummm. Okay...
- posted by Brian @ 9:35 AM