MORE DEM POLLING WOES - AT 9:59 A.M. ET:  Rasmussen is reporting that the gap in support between Democrats and Republicans is growing:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.

That represents the lowest level of support for Democrats in recent years, while Republicans have tied their highest level of support for the third straight week. The previous low for Democrats over the past year was 37%.

And...

Looking back one year ago, support was strikingly different for the parties. Throughout the summer of 2008, support for Democratic congressional candidates ranged from 45% to 48%. Republican support ranged from 34% to 37%.

COMMENT:  What a difference a year makes.  But remember, things can go in reverse.  A year from now we will be approaching the 2010 midterms.  As the financial people say, today's numbers are not a guarantee of future results.  Republicans must be energetic, creative and practical. 

And we wish some good luck to moderate Democrats.  We need a two-party system, and they are the only ones who can stabilize the Democratic Party and return it to saner times.  The genius of American politics, historically, has been its practicality, not its ideology.  The Dems today are far too ideological, stuck out there on the leftist fringe (mistakenly called liberal). 

If those of our persuasion work hard, field candidates who can do the job, and nurture the Reagan Democrats, we'll do fine.

September 2, 2009