Duh quote of the day…

…from the Politico.

Despite very poor public approval ratings for Congress, House Democrats are increasingly confident they can make solid gains next fall, and they’re willing to take some risks to do it.

"Increasingly confident." "Despite." Well, duh.

Of course they are. Whatever the polling for gaggle of coalitions and caucuses that we call Congress may be, Democrats are doing just fine, thanks. From the WaPo/ABC poll, via The Carpetbagger Report....

* A majority of Americans (51%) have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party. For Republicans, that number is 39%.

* On the issues, Americans trust Dems over the GOP to handle Iraq (50% to 34%), healthcare (54% to 29%), the economy (50% to 35%), taxes (46% to 40%), and immigration (42% to 35%). The parties are about tied on handling terrorism, with Republicans leading 42% to 41%.

* A majority of voters (54%) want Dems to keep the congressional majority.

Increasingly confident? Duh.