Sunday, August 10, 2014

Looking, Looking ....

Susan Davis of USA Today looks desperately for a way Democrats could win back control of the House of Representatives. She fails to find one, and writes:
  • Recently redrawn districts have resulted in fewer competitive seats. 
  • Historical midterm-election-year trends indicate a limited Democratic turnout. 
  • President Obama's waning popularity is part of a political climate suggesting that Democrats cannot expect a "wave" election to turn the tide in their favor.
At the very end of the article, reluctantly covering her backside, Davis hints the GOP may have a "wave" working for them. If so, we could end up with the biggest GOP House majority in over 80 years.

A huge majority would be fun, I suppose. It would not be of much use unless the GOP can run up a veto-proof majority in the Senate, which no one predicts.