That its time to take the gloves off with Bush. It is clear that if Reid and Pelosi take stand against Bush and fight him straight up, even the face of veto or Republican filibuster, the public will back them. Hell the odds are the Republicans in congress will abandon Bush is the face of a resolute Democratic majority, as opposed to the weak willed “leadership” of Harry Reid. After all they are basically bullies and bullies back down when confronted with a strong determined opponent.

Remember at their core all bullies are cowards.

Turn 'em all blue!

I am for the 50-state strategy too.

The problem, quite honestly, is that I am really bitter and so I am clinging to the idea that people are smart - rational, even - and want to do more with their day than dissect minutia of hypothetical matchups in increasingly dizzying poll numbers by state, race, religion, age and preferred nail polish color. I know I am deluded, but we atheist pacifist vegetarian DFHs (I think that's what I am today) have to cling to something.

that we COULD break away from the Clinton Obama race, but let's be honest. Clinton has thumbed her nose at the whole IDEA of trying to win these seats in so called "red states". Had it not been for Dean sticking to his guns, the democrat would not have won the seat.

Clinton and her affinity for the status quo is exactly what this is about. Politics as usual versus change. I wish I could just appreciate this win on a superficial level and not consider the bigger picture. But as a proponent of a DNC that Clinton has tried to ignore, dispute, and circumvent, I consider this no small victory for my philosophy that every state is in play if we build it from the ground up.

I'd think a news junkie like me would have known about this special election and maybe even heard about a poll or two. So why did it fall by the wayside, even in liberal media (real liberal media, not mainstream media) like Salon? I probably know hte answer: it got ignored in the obsession with the presidential campaign. In fact, that's a good guess whenever we wonder why we didn't hear more about issue x.

I don't know for sure that the focus liberal media brought to Democratic challengers in 2006 was a big factor in those elections, but is sure didn't hurt. Additional focus on congressional elections couldn't hurt.

Count me another endorsement for the 50-state strategy.

Please. I was so thrilled to be getting a break from the nauseating PA spin. Can we let Obama/Clinton spitting contest go for a little while and return to the real world?

Hillarymongers? Just sayin'