tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post5222855611307652301..comments2024-03-09T16:22:54.461-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.dancirucci.com">Dan Cirucci</a>: Democrats Facing The Beginning Of The End?Dan Ciruccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18362893049097966904noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-73454074440075804422010-09-25T18:41:35.460-04:002010-09-25T18:41:35.460-04:00Let's not get carried away here. Yes, the GOP ...Let's not get carried away here. Yes, the GOP will likely retake the House and, if everything falls right, possibly the Senate too. But both parties have shown a knack for overreaching once they get into power. Whether it is frivolous, partisan-motivated "investigations" or ill-advised policies or something else, neither party can resist the trappings of power and the ability to stick it to the other side. <br /><br />People thought Clinton was toast after the 1994 landslide. He ended up winning re-election easily. People were down on Reagan after his first midterm. Two years later, he got the most electoral votes of any Presidential candidate ever. The GOP took control of the White House and Senate with Reagan in 1980, and most of their gains in that election were gone by 1986. <br /><br />This November will no more represent a shift in American politics than November 2008 did. Obama may lose re-election in 2012. He may win it in a landslide. What the environment is like in 2012 will determine that, not what the environment is like now.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09593093896643755523noreply@blogger.com