Let the Democratic Recriminations Begin!

Tuesday is mid-term day and the only thing left is to measure the height of the Republican wave that’s about to swamp Democrats. This is the third “change” election in a row (which itself might be something that should trouble the White House as it looks to 2012) and one that, in the end, can’t be spun away by Democratic strategists. (See this useful Dave Weigel piece for more on that. Also Nate Silver who, in making the best case possible for Democrats reminds us that a night as bad as the 2006 mid-terms were for Republicans would be considered a good result by Democrats.)

Brendan Nyhan
, however, has a very useful round-up of the many, many things the Democratic defeat will be blamed upon and, gratifyingly, has even produced a bingo card so you can play along at home:

 

Now there are other things you could add but it’s what’s missing that is most important: the economy.