United States Senate
Obama's Coattails and the Senate Majority
The latest wave of polling has been an almost uninterrupted parade of good news for Barack Obama – widening leads in national surveys, solid advantages in most swing states, and startling strength in numerous Republican bastions.
It could all mean nothing, of course. Michael Dukakis led George H. W. Bush by 13 points at this moment in 1988, a margin that would swell to 17 points after the July Democratic convention only to evaporate by Labor Day, never to reappear.
But Obama seems a far more durable candidate than Dukakis, while John McCain leads a Republican Party that is in a state of disrepair unimaginable 20 years ago. read more »
It's Nice to be Chuck Schumer
In case you missed it, Chuck Schumer had a pretty easy time of it Sunday, facing off on This Week against John Ensign to talk about electoral prospects for 2008.
