I see the hand-wringing and pearl-clutching has already begun over the Presidential Election scheduled for - wait for it - 18 months from now.
I just want to remind my Democratic brethren that here is the current Electoral truth - below the fold.....
This is all we need to keep a Democrat in the White House.
1. We do NOT need OHIO.
2. We do NOT need MISSOURI.
3.We do NOT need any deep Soiutherm, Bible Belt, or Rocky Mountain states at all.
4. We do NOT even need WASHINGTON or OREGON.
In short, if we take the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes AND CAlilfornia (generally reliable Democratic strongholds in federal elections), wew reach 271.
And we still have OREGON, WASHINGTON, HAWAII, NORTH CAROLINA, MISSOURI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, and OHIO to fall back on if needed.
So for Heaven's Sake, IGNORE national polls and focus instead on state polls where it counts - those swing states. And keep this map in mind.
In short, we enter 2016 with a substantial Electoral Map advantage over the Neanderthals.
Please keep that firmly in mind - and have some faith that we can manage to grab a few of the states we do not even need in order to make it to 270.