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LAGOS, Nigeria â€" The upset loss earlier this week in a special election to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner â€" followed by a sure win for Republicans out West in Nevada â€" does not bode well for congressional Democrats moving into 2012.
 
Sure, we’ll hear the usual banter that these special elections rarely serve as reliable bellwethers for national elections. Heck, I even said as much about the open Republican seat in New York-26 earlier this year.
 
But this situation seems different. Not only are the stakes higher, and the presidential race drawing nearer. Those factors alone should cause the national Democratic Party to worry. But also, it signals to me a key plank in the Democrats’ attack platform is woefully overestimated by the party, or it just plain won’t work anymore.

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