geauxtohell
Choose your weapon.
You couldn't be more wrong.BTW, the anger is on the Right. It is not in the center, nor on the Left.
The right doesn't vote in Mass, remember who won.
Also bear in mind who won in NJ.
People don't like being lied to, and the moderates feel they were bullshited bigtime.
A moderate won in Mass and a moderate beat a very unpopular governor in NJ, both elections held at the very depth of the recession in the heart of a wrenching healthcare debate. Healthcare will be off the front pages in November and the economy will be getting better.
The polling data does not show the same animosity in the middle as it does on the Right. That does not mean the middle is going to flock to the Dems - the Dems have lost ground in the middle and they will lose a lot of seats. But the dynamics are going to be different in six months.
Of course, the Democrats aren't exactly known for ruthless efficiency. It is perfectly within them to do something remarkably stupid - cap and trade, for instance. But Republicans standing up for Wall Street and big banks, as they are now in blocking financial reform, isn't a winning combination either.
I think there will be low turnout unless things get really bad. Like I said, Steele has dicked away a year's worth of time on parlor tricks and the GOP is offering no workable alternatives to Obama's platform.
The GOP is going to have to do better than propping up feaux outrage if they want to make more than moderate gains in '10.