Delusional Democrats

In light of the Kaine win in the Virginia gubernatorial election, Sen. Chuck Schumer is now saying that he will "look 'very carefully'"at a challenge to Sen. George Allen. Unfortunately for Schumer, the only Democrat who had any chance of defeating Allen already declined to run, rightly recognizing the fact that, even for him, it would be a major risk. Kilgore was not Allen, and the potential Democrat candidates are not Tim Kaine.

Democrats invested as much time and energy trying to recruit Warner as any candidate but Junior Casey, and for good reason. The Governor, and only the Governor, could have given Allen a run for his money. Neutral and partisan polls clearly showed that the Democrats have less of a chance in Virginia than Democrats have in Hell. Unless it freezes over, any and all time and money they spend in the Old Dominion will be a waste.

For all those who are laughing at the prospect of the Democrats taking this seat, just remember that the Democrats have the same reaction when we talk about winning New Jersey. Not all seats are potentially, nevermind actually, competitive.