Won't happen. Barring a presidential scandal that makes Watergate look like, well, a third-rate burglary, The Dems have no chance whatsoever to even prevent a further loss of seats in 2004, much less regain control of either chamber. Even they know this, and are thus aiming what little money they have at state races and attempts to retain the Congressional seats they already control.
Practically all current analyses predict meaningful gains for the GOP in both the House and Senate next year. It's even possible - though by no means probable, at least not yet - that we could end up with a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. The Dems are that screwed going into November 2004.
If you have been following the resignations of Southern Democratic Senators, including Zell Miller, you know that the Republicans stand to pick up four or five Senators -- even if Thune decides to retake his House seat and doesn't hand Li'l Tommy Dashcle his well-deserved and final defeat.
In short, the Democrats have zero chance to take control of either House of Congress, based on hard-headed analysis of the facts on the ground. I'd be curious to see why you think otherwise.
Especially, why do you think the "real strategy" is to retake the House and Senate at the same time that the Democrats' presidential nominee is going down the toilet? It's sort of like throwing a drowning man an anchor rather than a life buoy, don't you think?
John / Billybob
I think you may be onto something here. McCaulif and the Xlintoons are hopelessly liberal but they're not stupid, on the contrary they're criminal masterminds. If they can pick up a few seats in the senate Bush will not get a single judicial nominee in, they can stall any tax cuts , they can bring any reforms to a halt and Bush and the republicans get all the blame. Remember they count on the ignorance of the average voter. Once things are all mucked up on '08, along comes her highness to the rescue.