Election day is quickly approaching us and all I can say is that the political environment looks fantastic for Democrats right now. I don't want to get too confident about our success as 27 days is a long time in this campaign environment, and as we've seen in the past few weeks things can take a change for the better or for the worse in an instant. Democrats shouldn't be overconfident about taking back both Chambers of Congress, but right now, Democrats are leading Republicans by 21% among likely voters. I have been following this campaign-season very closely and I am getting eager to see the outcome of all this.
There is a lot at stake in this election and I can sense that it is going to be a referendum on the Bush Administration's policies on the Iraq War and the dissatisfaction with the current Republican-controlled Congress. The approval rating for Congress recently dropped to 28%, which is the lowest it has been in over a decade. There are liberals, conservatives, and others across the ideological spectrum who are dissatisfied, and we need to cross our fingers that they will show up at the polls. The Foley Scandal has brought the GOP down even further; there is increasing evidence that shows that the Congressional leadership (including the Speaker of the House) deliberately covered this up. Republicans tend to say that their party values morality, but due to this scandal, the conservative base might just stay home on election day...
The Democrats only need 15 seats to take back the House and 6 to take back the Senate.
Read about some key races at: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/map/
