If Dems Take Congress, It'll be Because Voters Hate the GOP -- Not Because They Love Democrats

Republicans are losing ground -- rapidly. According to Congressional Quarterly,
"Almost all rating changes show improved chances for the Democrats to
capture seats — a reflection of the year’s toxic political environment
for the Republicans who control both chambers of Congress and the White
House." It's easy to think that this is all about Mark Foley's page
scandal, but the truth is that it's been going on for a long time. This
doesn't mean that people are excited about democrats.

Tom DeLay
and 'Duke' Cunningham -- among others -- have cast a bad light on
congress which the Foley scandal only makes worse. For their part, GOP
Senate candidates seem content to dig their own holes. Offensive
comments by George Allen and Conrad Burns have cost them votes --
Allen's seat, once considered a lock, is pretty much up for grabs and
polls show that Burns should probably start packing. Rick Santorum's
hurt himself by sticking to the failed and disastrous policies of the
president -- going so far as making ridiculous claims that we've found WMD in Iraq. Apparently, Santorum doesn't understand that a 'weapon of mass destruction' has to be capable of causing
mass destruction. He also doesn't seem to understand that when a
President's polling at 33%, it's a bad idea to hitch your wagon to his
star...

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