GEEZ, THE PARTY WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO:

In politics, we only keep score (via elections) every two years.  Everything else is just talk.  And when you look at what will drive the elections -- the natural cycles (in 2014, the 6-year itch), the economy, and the big issue of the day (in this case, health care) -- there is nothing today that suggests anything other than a pretty good election environment for Republicans in 2014.

Republicans currently hold 46 seats in the Senate. Republicans should have a majority in the Senate today, and the 2014 midterms should be about beefing up that majority. Even Democrats know their majority in the Senate is undeserved. 

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