In politics, a DAY can be a lifetime. I think, however, that the safe money bet from politicos is that things will (likely) remain status quo due to Republican gerrymandering and traditional anemic midterm turnout on our side (but sagging poll numbers on the GOP side). I believe that the GOP may pick up a seat or two in the Senate (but could possibly lose a seat or two of their own, esp. in Kentucky and Georgia) and that the Dems might pick up some seats in the House but I don't see a "wave election" on the horizon like 2006 or 2010.

But, things can change...........

I also agree with your take on control of the House and Senate. Not having a wave election might be a good thing since the party that has the White House usually loses the midterm elections. We may have to wait until 2016 for the wave election.

...that the the more numerous House R-safe seats have to accept smaller R majorities than previously. This means that those districts are less reactionary that many of the people who represent them. Consequently, while there are more hills to climb in terms of numbers of districts, each one is less steep than before redistricting. So if their is progress during the 2014 race, it is likely to a complete R collapse.

It's just that (right now), the chances look awfully thin... and more importantly... we're at real risk of losing the Senate.

Until we can get a few of those races back into the relatively-safe column, time and resources have to be focused on the Senate and about 20 of the most competitive House races.

He said these districts aren't as safe as people think.That most of these guys got elected with low voter turnout in there districts.I mean look how the media keeps harping on Christie getting all this support in the Governor election.There was only 36% of voter turnout most of that is the democratic party fault.As I said before it's high time they have new leadership at the DNC. We need Dean back in that job Debbie Wassermann Schultz is lousy in that position.

I agree.

is for a progressive and populist candidates to be elected.

The Democrats that are currently in power would have a very hard time justifying their previous actions if liberal leaning people were elected. I don't believe the DNC will spend a penny on districts where a moderately liberal Democrat would run against a good ole boy Republican. We have seen it happen in Arkansas and other places.

We have to get out the vote.

our side (and working class Americans in general) can't afford to write this year's elections off. Like my Grandma used to say: "don't give in. Give out." All Democrats have to do is cast one vote each.

Drone war goes on, president wants to fast-track TPP, ugly food stamp cuts pass comfortably in the house and senate,...

It's tough to GOTV when the Dem government enacts mostly Republican policies.

ETA: We are also not helped by the weekly "Repukes are dying!!11!" propaganda.