POLITICO: Democrats Fear A Midwestern Meltdown. “From Ohio to Iowa, there’s a yawning stretch of heartland states whose citizens voted for Obama and congressional Democrats in 2008, but who have lost patience waiting for an as-yet undelivered economic revival that was first promised in 2006, and then two years later. Now, they look set to stampede toward the out-of-power party.”

Don’t get cocky, Republicans. They’re just raising expectations. . . .