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Why the GOP congressional majority is not in trouble ... at least for now

Jay Cost, political scientist and blogger:

Democratic dreams and Republican nightmares of a turnover in congressional control are therefore not very realistic.

In a long but cogent piece at Real Clear Politics, Mr. Cost explains well why the Republican congressional majority is in no danger, at least not in 2006.

His essay is also a primer on why informed observers ignore national, generic ballot polling data on questions of congressional control.

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