While this editorial is a nice read and very enjoyable, I'm afraid that it makes far too much of the Republican gains. It is a mistake to see the average voter as anyone who looks much further than his own immediate interests. The voters will depart the Pubbies in a heartbeat if the Pubbies get over-confident again ala 1994.
The key is to keep showing the voters how the Republican agenda does in fact act in their immediate interests. Stop letting the commies win the PR battles. We have the initiative. Let's keep on top of it.
Our biggest job is to keep the far-right at bay, if we do that we will win big again in 04.