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I'm doing everything I can with limited time and resources here in IL-6, one of the key House races (Duckworth vs. Roskam). This should be a safe seat (Hyde's old seat), but Roskam is barely ahead, if ahead at all.

I hope I can exhaust myself in the 72-hour push, pending an agreeable schedule at work.

I am really getting discouraged, however, at how hard it is right now. Lots of people are "coming home," so to speak; but there are a stomach-sickening number of people who are going to make this election much more painful than it needs to be.

I know the polls are oversampling Democrats, and I know that everyone at FR thinks that a ceaseless, brutal, calculated, and organized MSM attempt to sway this election will only totally backfire and help elect Republicans. But let me tell you, it's harder right now than many people want to admit.

I am getting really worried about Corker in TN, Talent in MO, and to a smaller degree George "constantly apologize and hope to run out the clock" Allen in VA. Burns seems to be edging closer in MT, and GOTV is early in DeWine's favor - also, Chafee is more popular in RI than many Freepers believe. But I am beginning to fear for the first time that the Dems just might take the Senate, and probably have the House all but sown up.

I'm going to work my butt off as often as I am able. But let me tell you - on the ground, it's a lot harder than many people want to admit right now.

I need some cheering up after this weekend's trauma.....

Your problem is that you've been sucked in by the left winged media. The left winged media wants you to be down in the dumps. Take a look at any race in this country, and I've been watching my fair share of debates these last couple months. Every single Democrat is running on emotion. They have no issues from which to draw from, just pure emotion, all based on 6 years of Bush hatred, and months of goofy scandals.

Great post. I think many on here are too quick to dismiss some of these omens? Will we lose? Maybe. Maybe not but this is going to be a very tight election. The only way we win is by outworking them on the ground in the last two weeks like we did in 2000 and in 2004.

Corker is safe. Talent is safe, and Allen is safe. Kean and Steele will win. Burns and Chafee have pulled to within 2-3 in their races. Only Santorum now is outside MOE, but moving up.

In the House races, we are moving ahead in most of the contested races---the three in IN, Reyonlds in NY is safe, and Musgrove in CO is safe. Carson (D-IN, incumbent) trails by 4 now; and both GA Dems are in trouble (Barrow, & forget the other guy). Bean will lose in IL. That only leaves us with 7 seats really to worry about, while we'll gain 2-3, maybe 4-5.

After factoring in turnout, we'll gain at least a seat in each house.

Corker was up 7 points in the latest Zogby poll, and that was before Junior, panicked by the disappointing poll numbers, decided to committ political suicide by crashing Corker's Press Conferance on Ethics in Government. Junior will be lucky, after his petulant debacle, to be down by only 7.

I am getting really worried about Corker in TN, Talent in MO, and to a smaller degree George "constantly apologize and hope to run out the clock" Allen in VA. Burns seems to be edging closer in MT, and GOTV is early in DeWine's favor - also, Chafee is more popular in RI than many Freepers believe. But I am beginning to fear for the first time that the Dems just might take the Senate, and probably have the House all but sown up.

I wouldn't worry about Allen. There hasn't been a single independent poll that has showed Webb ahead. I think Corker's chances are looking better. MO is going to be tough, but I still have hope.

Other than that I agree with you that things do not look very good. The optimism around here is excessive, and the insistence that the GOP will pick up seats is delusional.