This Clinches It

For anyone wondering if the Republicans will take control of the Senate with this year's elections, we now have the ultimate confirmation that the political insiders all agree that it will happen.  The chair of the Democrat party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, told a Sunday morning interview show today that the Democrats would win because they were not far behind in many states and that when the races are close, Democrats win.  It was a startling statement.  The head cheerleader for the Democrats did not claim that her candidates were winning; she admitted that they were behind in the polls.  Normally, the last weekend before elections, the main spokesman for each side predict victory as a way to push supporters out to the polls.  Admission of defeat is believed to demoralize potential voters and to cost the party seats in close votes.  Debbie's position is just that.  She admits the Dems are behind and seems to be expecting some sort of magic to move them ahead.

In many respects, what the DNC chair said is best categorized as a Freudian slip.  She could not help herself and let the truth come out by mistake.