I honestly believe that we are like the frog slowly boiling in the pot. This MSM win will empower them even more. Unless we can get rid of this third party assault, I don't see any way for conservatives to win in the near future. It's not pretty today.
In 2000 we did no forsee what was coming in 2002.
In other words, each election is different.
If we had lost by a massive margin of 40 or 50 in the House or lost 10 or so in the Senate, it would have been a severe problem, one we could not overcome for a decade probably.
But, it is not that bad. We can probably start changing things around soon, perhaps 2008 if we have our act together, or at least 2010. We may not be able to take back the House until 2012, however.