The Post reports on the Democratic National Committee’s $50 million effort to help candidates. The story also mentinos the prominence of online fundraising efforts.
Many independent political handicappers, pointing to the health-care divisions and unemployment numbers that have remained high, suggest that Democrats are in jeopardy of losing control of the House; they currently hold a 254-177 majority, with four vacant seats. Substantial GOP gains are likely in the Senate, although Republicans appear to lack enough front-line candidates to pick up the 10 seats they would need to reclaim power in that chamber.