The only way Democrats winning would be bad for the party is if things are already screwed for the next two years and therefore it's better to have the GOP in control so that they get full blame.
However, if the Democrats can't take the Congress this year with the President being highly unpopular, I'd seriously doubt whether they ever can. So I certainly wouldn't say that losing would be good for the party from that standpoint either as it would show a complete lack of political acumen on their part.
I think this whole idea that losing will somehow help the Dems is pretty ridiculous. The whole point of politics is to get your ideas implemented or at least stop the other side from getting destrucitve policies put into place. If you truly believe the Democrats are better than the Republicans then logically having split control rather than complete GOP control has to be better for the country and that's what it's all about at the end of the day.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, there's also the money factor, as Democrats would get a lot more contributions and have a lot more clout in the majority than in the minority.
At this point the country desperately needs a counterbalance to Bush, and investigations I think are certainly warranted on some things (investigating Clinton didn't hurt the GOP politically, only when they took it to the level of impeachment). Polls have actually shown a majority of Americans in favor of investigations, although a solid majority opposes impeachment of course.
Nym90 is correct. How can the Democrats ever recover and prosper if they fail to take responsibility for America. Bush and the GOP's abuses of power need investigation and clearance; I personally would feel so much happier if a Democratic-controlled House could conduct some leverage over President Bush and frustrate his dangerous agenda. If they do what they know to be right and logical I'm sure the American people will support them; I can't see why the GOP would recover in under two years and regain the House in 2008. The Senatorial races in 2008 also favour the Democrats.
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