An Unsettled Matter

The Sunday morning policy wonk programs chronicled flux in many races and tightening in some. With the November vote right around the corner and ungodly sums being spent, naturally contests are becoming more competitive. Does advantage accrue necessarily to Democrats in these waning days? I would contend that it does not, even in some districts and precincts where President Barack Hussein Obama appears himself or dispatches his wife. In these areas, Obama becomes a handy in the flesh reminder of Obamaism and his presence may actually cost more votes than it gains. The GOP maintains a secure lead in the race for the United States House of Representatives, Republicans are exerting enough pressure in the US Senate that Democrats know that that too is in play, and few would dispute that Republicans are poised to win the majority of governorships being contested. In the event, many Democrat candidates may feel they were strangled in President Obama's coattails.