I had to think for a minute what you were talking about...I don’t mean Congress doesn’t matter only that the president’s party is blamed for economic problems...this is a historical fact. I’m not saying it’s right. Now congress has low approval ratings...though some polls say GOP=30 % and Dems =48%? Can this be true? I digress...people always hate generic Congress but mostly vote for their congress critter...non-presidential years are the best years to pick off congresspeople because no presidential race and Congress faces more scrutiny so maybe in 2010...hopefully we can elect some GOP.
Generics recently released had a near-tie between the parties (enough so that Michael Barone said we could probably reclaim all the seats we lost in ‘06 &
08). Fine and dandy, but we’re not a parliamentary system, and we have to recruit good candidates and fund them, and lastly, the elections ain’t for another 20 1/2 months.