And on the Senate side of things...

DJ points out how conservatives are trying to scare their base with the idea of a House led by a Democratic majority.

Conservatives are using the same pitiful tactics on the Senate side as well. Fox News Sunday interviewed Senate candidate Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) today. (His opponent, Bob Corker was invited, but couldn't make it.)

Chris Wallace asked the loaded question:

Congressman, as we've said, you vote pretty conservative for a Democrat, but the fact is that if you win and if you're part of a Democratic takeover of the Senate, that means that Harry Ford becomes the Senate majority — Harry Reid, rather, becomes the Senate majority leader, Ted Kennedy becomes a committee chair, so does Joe Biden. Doesn't a Ford victory as part of a Democratic takeover, doesn't that end up helping liberals?

Ford responded:

What Tennesseans will get will be a Jesus-loving, gun-supporting believer that families should come first, that taxes should be lower and America should be strong. When Tennesseans send us to the Senate, that's what they'll get in my votes and that's what they'll get in the kind of leadership that we have not had in the Senate over the last six years.

I know there's going to be an effort to scare people, but you cannot scare people to be inspired. You cannot scare people to do good and important things. I say to the national Republican Party, that message has run out of gas here in Tennessee. We know we are better than that as a country, and Tennesseans are ready to vote for something better and stronger and more positive than that.

The Republican fear-mongering is running on empty. The current national attitude, shown in poll after poll this election season, is that people are tired of incompetence, fiscal irresponsibility, and the abuse of power that the Republicans have offered us for the last six years. The Republicans have failed to mount anything resembling genuine leadership.

Put liberals in charge of Congress? It looks like a winner! I don't think the Republicans are going to get much milage out of this.