VICIOUS OBAMA – AT 10:56 A.M. ET:  More attention should be paid to the viciousness of many of Obama's comments.  He demeans and slanders all the time, but the media doesn't seem to notice.  He also gets things wildly wrong.  But, hey, it's just another "narrative."  From John Hinderaker at Powerline:

Yesterday President Obama riffed in front of a Democratic audience, attacking the only enemies he cares about–Republicans. He described Republicans as “extreme,” and said, among other things, “Washington Republicans are alone on their own shrinking island.”

Put aside the hatefulness for a moment. Like so much that Obama says, this characterization is delusional. National Journal published this map of the United States, by Congressional district, after the 2014 election. It can easily be seen that one of our parties is turning into a “shrinking island,” but it isn’t the Republicans:

Currently, Republicans control the House by a whopping 247-188 margin, and the Senate 54-46. But those aren’t the most important numbers: at the state level, the GOP is more dominant than it has been for almost a century. As of 2015, 32 states have Republican governors, compared with only 18 that are governed by Democrats. Republicans control a stunning 68 of the nation’s 98 partisan legislative chambers, more than double the Democrats’ 30 chambers.

COMMENT:  It's true.  Take a look at the map that John refers to.  The Republican Party may poll as "unpopular," but individual Republicans do not.

However, the presidency is still the big prize.  If our side doesn't win the White House next year, any recovery from the Obama years would be lost, or at least postponed for a very long time.

October 25,  2015