He that lies down with dogs ...

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The map to the right comes from a University of Michigan study, and it shows the latest voter preferences by congressional district. At first glance, it looks fairly encouraging as it looks pretty blue. (Utah, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are obviously lost causes.) Nevertheless, many of the azure districts are in the south where who knows what kind of Democratic candidates are in the area's respective races. Indeed, the topic of the post from where the map comes has to do with Mitch McConnell's apparent problems in Kentucky:

[McConnell's Democratic opponent, Bruce] Lunsford, ... is a decidedly eccentric Democrat who actually endorsed the Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2003 after he lost the Democratic nomination.

Given the fact that the so-called Blue Dog Democrats haven't exactly distinguished themselves since 2006, I'm not sure if the (dare I say inevitable?) raft of new Democratic legislators will do any better.

But here's hoping.