What did Obama do to increase the traffic?
LOL!
the direct answer to your kneejerk question, transparent product of 60 seconds "thought," is contained in the LINK you so unseriously disparage
meanwhile...
ugly:
Nancy Pelosi bid pits Steny Hoyer vs. James Clyburn - John Bresnahan and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com
beautiful:
Republicans jubilant over Pelosi decision - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
predictable:
The job that no Democrat wants - John Bresnahan and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com
who's gonna be dscc?
the landscape heading into the 2012 senate races could not look worse for the party of pelosi
jon tester of MONTANA, ben nelson of NEBRASKA and budget chair KENT CONRAD, co author of obamacare, in NORTH DAKOTA are UP
worry
combat boots webb in VIRGINIA (where republicans currently hold TWELVE of the THIRTEEN congressional districts, and that unlucky 13th is gerald connolly in fairfax, north virginia, dc suburbs, who is heading into a RECOUNT)
bob casey in PA, where knuckle dragging neanderthals just stole BOTH state houses and FIVE congressional seats, as well as GUB and SENATOR TOOMEY (a teapartier in pa!)
bill nelson in FLORIDA, where MY SIDE dominates tallahassee (we just achieved a filibuster proof majority) and RUBIO raced by TWENTY and suzanne kosmas, ron klein, alan boyd and ALAN GRAYSON (by EIGHTEEN points) were all REPEALED and REPLACED
sherrod brown in OHIO, where the gop controls the captitol---gub and both houses (heading into reapportionment, giving us huge advantages in the 2012 house race)---and steve driehaus, charlie wilson, mary joe kilroy, zack space and john boccierri were boorishly BOOTED
claire mccaskill in show me MISSOURI, where roy blunt beat rubberstamp carnahan by THIRTEEN (unheard of in this most belllwether bailiwick in the union), 17 term armed services chair IKE SKELTON was skeedaddled, both houses in jefferson city are DARK RED
debbie stabenow in MICHIGAN, where rick snyder just took lansing by EIGHTEEN, republicans just took the state senate (the house was already ours) and mark schauer's and bart stupak's house seats were also pilfered
herb kohl in WISONSIN where we just captured BOTH state assemblies, the gub, russ feingold's senate seat, 2 H's (including ornery david obey's)...
maria cantwell in washington, jeff bingaman in new mexico (did you catch the contest for albequerque), amy klobuchar in minnesota (both north star state assemblies are newly red, 18 term transportation chair jim oberstar is OUT)
by mature accouting, needing FOUR senate seats to steal upstairs, republicans are looking at 3 likely republicans, 6 lean republicans, and 3 tossups, all currently blue
and what if 79 year old difi in my home CA quits?
JOE MANCHIN's reupped in 2012, did you see him put his BULLET thru cap and trade?
how do you think JOE MANCHIN, who ran as far away from barack hussein as even a republican can, is gonna behave in the interrum?
my side, in contrast, has only 9 senators facing reelection in 2012, all safe except SCOTT BROWN, jersey #41, in chappaquiddick teddy's vineyard
this is not spin, it's the true lay of the land (read politico, read elsewhere)
no wonder no one wants to be dscc in 2011
reds control reapportionment, worth about 20 house seats (all else being equal)
expect, if history serves, another two dozen or so dem retirements, creating openings my side can exploit as eagerly as we grabbed brian baird's WA3, brad ellsworth's IN8, david obey's WI7, marion berry's and vic snyders ARK's 1 and 2, john tanner's and bart gordon's TN's 6 and 8, eric massa's NY29, admiral sestak's PA7, bart stupak's MI1...
for the twenty twelve PRESIDENTIAL, red states (texas, florida, arizona, georgia, south carolina, utah) have been awarded TEN brand new electoral votes due to population growth measured in the 2010 census
blue states, meanwhile (new york, illinois, massachusetts, new jersey, michigan, which backed obama last time) simultaneously LOSE a half dozen
that's a net SIXTEEN point electoral edge for the party of palin
and, of course, we can always expect the usual handful of party switchers that follow every wave election
after all, blue dogs really AREN'T welcome in nancy's caucus, nor are pro lifers
it is what it is, most excellently
party on, pals