The Conference Committee

The Senate and the House are going to attempt to reconcile their different immigration bills in conference committee. The Hill notes that this has a large potential down side for the Democrats:

The Senate Democrats have always been more worried about the conference committee than what was happening on their floor. The problem is this for the Senate Democrats: They face the very real prospect of crafting a compromise on immigration that can be stripped away in conference, leaving the enforcement-only legislation on the table. Then, with the election getting closer, they will be forced to an up-or-down vote on a measure that could portray them as soft on border security. That’s a nightmare outcome for Democrats.

While the conventional wisdom is that Republicans will lose big this November there are indications out there that suggest that may not be the case.

What we need to remember is that the American public is angry at the Senate Republicans and the President for acting like they were Democrats. It is difficult to see how the Democrats can win by saying, "You know all those things that the Republicans have been doing to piss you off? Well vote for us and we'll do even more of it".