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democrats are playing defense wherever they can. that's why you are seeing president clinton campaign throughout new england, some of the bluest states in the nation. and that's why we see president obama visit four battleground states this week. all states he carried. all states have endangered democrats. democrats know if they hold onto enough of these seats, they're able to hold onto their majorities in the house and the senate. >> what is the generally accepted prognosis in washington right now about how democrats will fare? >> reporter: it going to be a difficult year. but there's a little bit more of a bounce in their steps. their chances of holding onto the senate significantly improved when christine o'donnell won in the delaware senate primary. add to that some polls that democrats are a little bit more optimistic about. they looked at these gallup numbers. a month ago, voters said by a ten-point margin they would rather see a republican, rather than a democrat in their congressional seat. those numbers are now much better for democrats.