Charlie Cook: 'Dems Can't Count on More Good News'

Without a doubt, some within Democratic Party circles thought abortion, the August spending bill, and lowering gas prices could save them ahead of the November elections. Okay, total salvation was never possible—Democrats only have a small single-digit majority in the house—but a wipeout could have been blunted. Republicans made a critical error over the summer. No, it wasn’t about the quality of candidates per se—though that did apply to the Republican leadership picked to guide the party to victory. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee this...