We already know that Democrats face major losses in November. Even the most casual political observer can tell you that the nation’s leftist party risks losing control of one or both chambers of Congress. But much of the bad news is spread out over days or even weeks. So let’s put all, or at least the most prominent aspects, all in one place.
United States Senate
Democrats realistically face losing Senate seats in California, Nevada, New Hampshire, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
That’s a loss of eight seats, including many in some of the bluest states in the country.
In Florida, the likely Democratic nominee comes in third place.
House of Representatives
I’ll spare you the specific races that Democrats risk losing. Instead, we’ll talk projections from trusted political analysts.
The famously non-partisan Charlie Cook of the renowned Cook Political Report is measuring Democratic losses in dozens. In fact, his outfit says Republicans are likely to pick up between 32 and 42 House seats.
The higher end of that projection, which doesn’t consider recent developments like the mosque controversy or new negative economic news, would give Republicans enough seats to control the House and eject Nancy Pelosi from the top slot.
Governorships
The Washington Post says Democrats are privately conceding that they’re unlikely to maintain their majority of governor seats. The Republican Governor’s Association had significant more cash at the end of June than its leftist counterpart. And Republicans are publicly projecting a net gain of seven governorships in November.


by Stephan Tawney on August 16, 2010