numbers guy said this could spell dire results for senate democrats next year. what s the percentage? is it 42.8% now? that democrats it s an 8% gap. the front of the new york post, wam bam, making it clear that everyone sees it as a referendum on the president. what do you think, mike? i think this is a sign of the fact that even in places where president obama assumed he was safe, thought he was safe, he has a lot of work to do. now, there are some local issues here. the jewish community unhappiness seems to be a factor. and nate silver also points out that the president underperformed here a little bit in 08. it was not one of his strongest districts. but the point is, the president can t count on anything. the base is not the base. the president has to work even on the people he should already automatically have let alone bring over this big middle. so the president has a lot of