From what I can gather, the democrats are doing better all around than are republicans in both public opinions and the coming elections polls, so I don't get where you come from when say democrats are self destructing from within.
Quote:Despite these negative attitudes towards Congress, Democrats continue to enjoy a double digit lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot. Also, Barack Obama holds a modest lead over John McCain in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Other key stats on Election 2008 can be found at Obama-McCain: By the Numbers.
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Nice distraction from the point of the thread which is
Deficit for next year to approach $490 billion amid sagging economy which the next president will inherit.