USA Today: Dems. Favored in fall elections

[Virginian87]

Unless the Democrats get their act together and form some kind of national, unified message (ala Contract with America) they are not going to take back Congress this November.

^^^^^^
I agree.  There's too much conflict between the hardcore liberals and the moderates.  But if we could run a kind of national outsider campaign (such as "stop the Republican corruption of Washington"), we could pull it off.  Remember, Newt Gingrich pulled that same strategy with the Contract of America by reminding voters of Democratic scandals in the House during the late '80s and early '90s.  He narrowed the election to two words: "Had Enough?"

I'd love to win back control of Congress, but I hope that if we win Nancy Pelosi does not become Speaker of the House.  That would be utterly disastrous.

[Virginian87]

Oh, please stop with the stupid Pelosi bashing. Yeah, it would be utterly disastrous if the America destroyers lost the House.

I don't want some idiotic left-wing feminist holding the highest seat in the House. 

If (and this is a big IF) we do the gain control of the House and the House party leadership has a brain, they would put someone like Steny Hoyer in charge.  If Pelosi became Speaker, I guarantee we would lose the House in the 2008 elections.  Nobody wants an extremist from San Francisco in charge.