The 2006 midterms were a harbinger for what happened in 2008. In 2006 the Dems took back both Houses of Congress and 2008 increased their congressional majorities and carried them into the WH. Obama received 69 million votes, more than any President in US history. Should we expect 2010 to be a similar indicator for what will happen in 2012? I guess not if you believe these contrived polls.
I've been saying this also. Perhaps it was such a comeuppance for the left that they've just sublimated it, brushed it off.
The Obama administration apparently concluded the 2010 repudiation was not due to his policies, though it almost exclusively was, but that only more speeches were needed, more explication of the benefits of the policies.
For me, it's only gotten worse for Obama and the left since 2010. They've doubled down on those things that clearly angered the electorate. Someone's going to have to explain to me what has changed since 2010 that would have voters going in the other direction, for me to believe today's polls.
But I think the forces that dominated in 2010 will be no less powerful in 2012, although I concede that Obama in a presidential race will be able to turn out his base with more success than was possible in 2010. I still think that the balance of forces generating turnout will be with the Republicans.
So I could not agree with you more.
