Something that most people already know, seems to escape some of the bloggers here because they live in a fantasy world. Here are the typical demographics for voters...

Older Americans turn out in much higher numbers than other age groups during midterm elections. In 2006, the 55-and-older age group still had the highest voting rate of any age group, at 63 percent, even though younger voters turned out in record numbers for a midterm, according to census data. Half of all votes cast in the 2006 midterms were from voters age 50 or older, according to AARP. And one out of four were AARP members.

http://www.politico.com/new s/stories/0809/26027.html

But Obama's approval rating among young adults, one of the keys to his election in 2008, has eased to 59 percent. And he has 47 percent approval from senior citizens, a more reliable group when it comes to election turnout. 

VOTE – Differential turnout can matter especially in midterm elections, in which many fewer people show up to vote than in presidential contests. Among seniors, for example, 87 percent said they're registered to vote, and they divided by 47-41 percent for Republican vs. Democratic candidates. Young adults are more apt to favor Democrats but not at the levels at which they supported Obama. And they're much less likely to be registered to vote.

http://abcnews.go.com/Polli ngUnit/2010_Elections/poll- 2010-midterm-elections-incu mbent-support-lowest-1994/s tory?id=10487480&page=3

It would take a miracle to get the voter turnout Obama had for his election given that it was a miracle turnout to begin with.  Instead the old farts are going to turn out in spades and dump the incumbents.

Progressives are going to stay at home because their choice will be a corporatist or a tea party candidate.

Don't waste your vote, vote Green or Independent in the next election.