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POLITICO: Backlash: Democratic Dangers Mount. ?Democrats giddy with possibilities only six months?

By Glenn Reynolds

POLITICO: Backlash: Democratic Dangers Mount. “Democrats giddy with possibilities only six months ago now confront a perilous 2010 landscape signaled by troublesome signs of President Barack Obama?s political mortality, the plunging popularity of many governors and rising disquiet among many vulnerable House Democrats. The issue advantage has shifted as well, with Democrats facing the brunt of criticism about the pace of stimulus package spending, anxiety over rising unemployment rates and widespread uneasiness over the twin pillars of Obama?s legislative agenda: his cap-and-trade approach to climate change and the emerging health care bill.”

Related: Republicans ahead on generic ballot.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on July 29, 2009 (boomark / email).