At what point does this qualify as an electoral harbinger?
01/06/10
GOP opens 9 point lead on generic ballot
"Tea Party" tops generic ballot with independent voters
Support for Democrats below 50% for first time since 2005
CO Dem Gov. Ritter ends re-election bid
ND Sen. Byron Dorgan will not seek re-election
Conn. Sen. Chris Dodd to retire in wake of lagging re-elect numbers
After Dorgan and Dodd, 5 other Senate Dems seen as vulnerable
Dem Coakley's lead in race for Kennedy seat dwindles