I knew I should read the whole thread before responding, just in case someone posted exactly what I was going to say. All of this feeling their oats is what loses elections for Dhimmicrats, since people are again reminded of what a bunch of dangerously clueless nutbags those folks are.
I'm with you. This is the first time I've ever heard of a Congressional election already decided by the media, and it's only August.
Even in 1994, you didn't hear anything about a "probable Republican takeover" months before the election. That's why I was always suspicious of this whole media to-do about "when the Democrats take the House", blah, blah.