Mark Halperin tell us (so it really really must be true) in his article today titled
Dems Start to Panic As Midterm Reality Sets In
Oh noes, I'm skeert silly. What do I do? Please someone, what do I do?
http://www.time.com/...
Halperin knows, he knows they're cracking under the pressure! Oh noes!
Under pressure, the Democrats are cracking.
They're cracking! Oh Noes. Okay, I figured out what to do. At first I was going to cancel my reservation for NN10...why would I want to see in person the failure of my leaders? On the other hand, I have the opportunity of a lifetime....I'm going to Las Vegas and on Saturday at 9 A.M. sharp, I will get the first pics of Nancy Pelosi cracking under the pressure. I'll refudiate it!
Then at 3 P.M. I'll get pics of Harry Reid cracking. Oh damn, this is soooo painful. But my worst job of all will be at 7:00 P.M. when I authenticate Senator Franken cracking. (Please God, give me the strength.) I knew he'd never be able to survive the pressure of this job,
Winerev, what have you wrought?
Halperin offers PROOF!
Evidence of the pervasiveness of this view: Sunday's New York Times op-ed page, which featured a series of short essays from leading Democratic and Republican strategists about how Obama could go about staging a political comeback, focused not on November's midterms but on 2012 — an indication that Washington conventional wisdom has already written off prospects of Democrats sustaining a majority in the legislature.
OMG! Of course it's true, if political strategists are saying we're screwed in op-eds, then it's time to panic. (Leaving for a moment to sharpen sword to fall on.)
Of course we know who really started this whole "panic"...it was Robert Gibbs, on Meet the Press who uttered the words:
Republicans were in a position to win back control of the House
You, Robert Gibbs, are responsible. How could you? Look what you've caused:
Congressional Democrats were aware of this hard reality before Gibbs opened his mouth, but having him say it out loud was apparently too much for those on the Hill to bear.
OH NOES! Here's Biden cracking:
http://www.politicsdaily.com/...
Appearing on ABC's This Week, Biden bounced back by declaring, "I don't think the losses are going to be bad at all. I think we're going to shock the heck out of everybody... I am absolutely confident when people take a look at what has happened since we've taken office in November and comparing it to the alternative, we're going to be ... in great shape."
Van Hollen and Rep. Clyburn sound like they are walking on the edge too:
http://www.foxnews.com/...
"We're confident we're going to retain a majority in the House," Van Hollen said.
House Democratic Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., said on "Fox News Sunday" that despite the "tough climate," Democrats would have a "strong showing" in November.
Rest assured dear friends, I will document every single Democrat that is cracking under the pressure. It doesn't matter if your initials are MM or MB or LL or JL or what, my memory cards will bear witness.
UPDATE
gallup congressional poll
Dems 49%
Repups 43%
Gallup