It's too close to call.

Nobody wants to take a sharp stick and poke it in the eye of the president no matter what his approval rating is. He is too strong with Republican primary voters and three years from now he will remember anyone who votes against his nominee.

The White House is trying to wrestle back control of the agenda. He's got to proactively make news rather than just react.

The White House is trying to wrestle back control of the agenda. He's got to proactively make news rather than just react,

It could change, but at this point Democrat dreams of corruption being a central theme are not there in public opinion.

You've got a lot of nervous Republican members on the Hill, because you've got a number of things outside their control that are affecting them. The war in Iraq is something an average member of Congress can't do much about, but it's clearly driving a negative political environment.