Counting Chickens Before They Are Hatched

Have you noticed lately that the Republicans are going out of their way to maximize what they believe will be historic gains this election. They have forgotten the maxim: Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Pollsters have been working overtime to supply polls that will sell. In today's world polls are used to make news and not necessarily to reflect the true state of the electorate. The Democrats, even as I write, are taking steps to minimize their losses by spending additional money of close races. Make no mistake, the amount of money spent does make a difference. On another note, Democrats have been saying that the Tea Party people are only a flash in the pan and will disappear once this election is over. They fail to understand how deep seated this movement is to reduce the size of government and reduce spending. The Tea Party people will be a very long lived movement because of the resolve they have for the change they want. The people that have the biggest surprise coming are the Republicans. There will be Tea Party people that will be elected this time around and they will be marginalized. Their strength will come in the elections of 2012 where the primary fights will be furious.