[ExNewsExSpook]

Yes, and the focus group was clearly split along racial lines. The Obama supporters were African-American; everyone else in the group (white, Latino) were harshly critical of the pretender-in-chief. Dr. Luntz merely reaffirmed what the Democratic pollsters already know; Obama still has 90-95% support in the black community, but among other groups, it has (literally) drowned at sea.

The question, of course, is how many Dims Obama sends to the electoral gallows this fall. Those numbers from the 70 key swing districts (released yesterday) were stunning; the signs now point to a GOP takeover of both the House and Senate. Republicans still have a chance to blow it, but if the trends continue in their present direction, their party takes Congress and can effectively block the Obama agenda.

And here’s the other salient question: with Obama running his party off a cliff, how long before the first Dims emerge to challenge him in 2012?

[Ted Grant]

the signs now point to a GOP takeover of both the House and Senate.

I still don't see how they can win 10 Senate seats to gain control. That's very ambitious by any standard. They have to run the table on tossups and then swipe a few relatively safe dem Senate seats.

I don't see how they can take the Senate, but they will make great gains.

[Richard Kimball]

...the signs now point to a GOP takeover of both the House and Senate. Republicans still have a chance to blow it, ...

John's come back onto the conservative bandwagon now that he's in a primary fight, but if he feels safe he'll come riding in on his white horse to stab us in the back again. I voted for him, but it took two clothespins. If McCain had been elected, we never would have known how abysmally awful Obama is. I expected him to be a disaster, but he's exceeded even my expectations of awful.

Okay, if McCain got elected in 2008 and none of the disasters of Obama's presidency had occurred, what would it be like on FR with Meghan McCain running around with an actual podium to spout her valley girl random neural firings, and McCain reaching across the aisle to Pelosi and Reid?