How bad will it be for the Democrats in November? I think it will be very bad. Gallup shows a 5 point advantage for the GOP in the generic ballot among registered votes. The margin is higher among likely or enthusiastic voters. Rasmussen shows a 10 point advantage fro the GOP, the biggest all year among likely voters.  And the there is this: a survey by National Public Radio, of the 70 most competitive House districts, 60 now held by Democrats. It is only a matter of time before the national pundits will catch up with what is obvious on the ground -- that in Illinois 9, Republican Joel Pollak has real chance to send Jan Schakowsky packing. The Democrats are not helped by these two gems: Representative Bob Etheridge assaults a student for the crime of daring to ask  if he supports Obama policies. Etheridge later apologized. Throw one more seat the Democrats thought was safe into the hopper. Then there is the Democratic nominee for U.S Senate in South Carolina,...(Read Full Post)