NATIONAL ELECTION PREDICTIONS

When the political blogger for The New York Times says the Democrats are going to lose 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, will the liberal elites finally take notice? Smugness may prevent it, at least until the actual results are in.

How about political guru Charlie Cook? He says the Democrats will lose 48 to 60 seats.

OK, what about Stu Rothenberg? He says Democrats will lose 45 to 55 with 60 seats a possibility.

Larry Sabato says the Republicans will gain 47 seats.

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, a Democrat, says the Republicans will take both the House and the Senate.

The new Battleground Poll shows Republicans leading Democrats by 14 points among independent voters.

As for me, I'll stick with my earlier prediction of a GOP gain of 60 House seats and 8 Senate seats. Unless all the polls are fundamentally flawed, next Tuesday should see a historic rout for the Democratic Party across the country.