Sunday, September 03, 2006

More trouble for the Republicans

Today's Washington Post has a feature story on the worsening struggles of the GOP as they try to retain control of the House in November. More GOP House races are getting tighter as the summer goes on.

Over the summer, the political battlefield has expanded well beyond the roughly 20 GOP House seats originally thought to be vulnerable. Now some Republicans concede there may be almost twice as many districts from which Democrats could wrest the 15 additional seats they need to take control.
President Bush's low approval ratings, the sharp divisions over the war in Iraq, dissatisfaction with Congress, and economic anxiety caused by high gasoline prices and stagnant wages have alienated independent voters, energized the Democratic base and thrown once-safe Republican incumbents on the defensive.

Can the Dems capitalize on this?

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