Even if Obama rebounds, the future looks bleak for Democrats on the Hill

When the Democrats swept into control of both houses of Congress four years ago, commentators pointed out that the relative numbers of Republican and Democratic seats up for graps in 2008 would make it unlikely that Republicans could retake the Senate that year.

As things fall out, the arithmetic works the other way around where 2012 is concerned. The Democrats are going to have to fight like mad to avoid losing control of the Senate even if President Obama is decisively re-elected.

And now Republicans will be in charge of re-drawing congressional districts in the wake of this year's census. For the foreseeable future, it's going to be much harder for the Democrats to get a majority in the House than it was a week ago Tuesday.

HT: Real Clear Politics