As the NSA wiretapping scandal heats up, and rumors of Karl Rove's pending indictment swirl, a lot of election polls that would usually get frontpaged by themselves are not getting the attention they deserve. Quite simply, there is a wave building, and the Republicans aren't going to know what hit them this fall. Ladies and gentlemen, it's going to be
our 1994. Take a look at some of these recently released Senate and Governor polls. Some of them are unbelievable.
OH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) has finally pulled ahead of Mike DeWine (R), 44-41%.
AR-Gov: Mike Beebe (D) has a huge lead over Asa Hutchison (R) for this open seat, 49-38%, despite most pundits considering this race a tossup.
PA-Gov: Ed Rendell (D) now leads Lynn Swann (R) 55-33%. In another poll, Rendell leads by 49-35%.
MN-Gov: Mike Hatch (D) beats incumbent governor Tim Pawlenty (R) 49-39%. Most people thought Pawlenty was favored until recently.
GA-Gov: Cathy Cox (D) trails Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) by only 42-50%, despite this being a Strategic Vision poll. 2 months ago, she trailed 36-57%.
ME-Gov: Incumbent John Baldacci (D) now leads Dave Emery (R) 44-36%, after months of running even with him.
WY-House seat: Gary Trauner (D) only trails Rep. Barbara Cubin (R) by 43-47%, in a state that gave Bush close to 70% of the vote.
RI-Sen: Sheldon Whitehouse (D) is behind Lincoln Chafee (R) by only 41-44%.
RI-Gov: In a true shocker, Charles Fogarty (D) leads incumbent Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) 42-41%, after months of this race being "Republican favored".
IA-Gov: Chet Culver (D) now leads Jim Nussle (R) 46-40%, after months of running even with him for this open seat.
A real shift has happened over the past few months, and if it keeps going, we'll take more than 10 governerships, at least 5 Senate seats, and close to 30 house seats.