In a little over a month, Americans go to the polls and things are looking grim for the Democrats. Looks as if Obama will have less friends in Washington next year. Rights now the projections are that the House will be taken by the Republicans. Nancy Pelosi will relinquish the speakers position and a Republican will replace her.
In the Senate, the Democrats are expected to lose a seat in Pennsylvania ( Arlen Specter's), North Dakota, Indiana, Colorado, and Arkansas, with Feingold of Wisconsin, McMurry of Washington, Reid of Nevada, and Boxer of California in "toss up" races. Plus Obama's old seat in Illinois is also a toss-up. No seat currently held by the GOP seems likely to change over. The US Senate will likely be close to 50/50.
In the Senate, the Democrats are expected to lose a seat in Pennsylvania ( Arlen Specter's), North Dakota, Indiana, Colorado, and Arkansas, with Feingold of Wisconsin, McMurry of Washington, Reid of Nevada, and Boxer of California in "toss up" races. Plus Obama's old seat in Illinois is also a toss-up. No seat currently held by the GOP seems likely to change over. The US Senate will likely be close to 50/50.