Daniel Henninger notes that there is a worldwide “throw the bums out” trend. In Japan, the UK, and here in the U.S., it isn’t a good time to be an incumbent. As for the U.S., he observes:

In the U.S., political handicappers are predicting heavy Democratic losses in the House next November. This just four years after ending GOP control of Congress in the 2006 elections and two years after sweeping into office Barack Obama and his Democratic partners.