I love stories like this, endlessly flogged on Drudge, because they cop the attitude that history ends after the very next election:
Republicans have moved ahead of Democrats by 48% to 44% among registered voters in the latest update on Gallup’s generic congressional ballot for the 2010 House elections, after trailing by six points in July […]

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Interesting:
From all indications, the face of the electorate will look very different in 2010 from the way it did in 2008. That prospect presents an immediate danger for Democrats. But it also represents a more subtle, long-term threat for Republicans. …
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In 2008, Obama assembled what I’ve called a “coalition of the ascendant” that revolved around […]

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Eeeenteresting. As noted over at TPMDC, a new Quinnipiac poll has Arlen Specter in a dead heat with Pat Toomey, 45-44 percent. Against Joe Sestak, Specter’s Democratic primary challenger, Toomey’s up 39-35 percent; but both candidates lack real name recognition.
Specter now is roped to Obama’s economic policies; and the 2010 election will be seen, rightly, […]

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