Democrats in the Senate face steep odds in 2012. They are defending more than 20 seats against an energized Republican party, which only needs to pick up four seats to win the majority. Five Democratic incumbents are retiring from the Senate, making their seats instantly more vulnerable to Republicans.Love it!
In short, Senate Democrats can’t afford to make any mistakes.
Which makes the scandal in Missouri over Senator Claire McCaskill’s private plane the kind of unforced error that could come back to haunt the national party in the days after the 2012 election.
Also, at The Blog Prof, "Irony: Clair McCaskill, caught not paying $287k in taxes, ran campaign ad touting paying of taxes."