OK .. so maybe it is a bit premature to already be looking at the 2012 elections, but before we know it, presidential candidates are going to be swarming around Iowa and then Barack Obama will be steeped in a deep battle for his second term. Heck, the media is already conducting polls of potential Obama match-ups! As of right now, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney actually beat Obama in generic polling. But two years is a long time in politics.
But let us not forget that in a presidential election year, we also have a lot at stake for races in the House and Senate. Particularly the Senate in 2012. Democrats have 21 seats up for election. The Republicans have 10 seats up for election, while there are two Independents (who caucus with the Democrats). As of right now, nobody wants the job of heading up the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee of 2012. Can you blame them? While I find it hard to believe that the Democrats will endure another "shellacking," the balance in the Senate is very close - 52 to 46 with two races still outstanding, but Alaska going to the Republicans no matter what. If the current mood prevails, I can't blame anyone for not wanting to step up and be in charge of defending Democrats in 2012. All they can hope for is that people get very distracted over the next two years -- that American Idol has a particularly thrilling season or People Magazine ups the number of pages in its subscription.
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