Losing Obama's Senate Seat

The Democrats recently lost Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat in Massachussetts to a Republican politician, and what could add even more injury to this fact? Well, it looks as if the Democrats are under the threat of losing President Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois. In the eyes of the people, the moderate republican running for the seat could meet the demands of the people more than the liberal Democrats who are currently fighting over who should run for the seat; the Democrats don't know whether to run a conservative liberal (moderate) candidate, or a more left-side liberal. The Republicans, on the other hand, seem to have the perfect moderate candidate: five time representative Mark Kirk. A recent poll puts the support for Kirk at 47 percent - an amazing amount for somebody who hasn't even been nominated yet. For Obama, this could be another blow to his Senate majority is the republicans win in November. Growing discontent shows that Obama could very well be facing a republican majority in the Senate by the middle of his first term in office. The article link is here.