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With only a couple weeks to go before the pivotal 2014 mid-term elections it looks more than likely Republicans will gain control of the U.S Senate for the first time since 2006.

The situation does not look pretty for Democratic candidates come November, especially Senate Democrats running for re-election in states won by Mitt Romney. The recent Ebola scare is not helping matters as it consistently shows a government unable to handle any crisis.

Other issues have made this a terrible election cycle for Democrats with the economy limping along and now in recent days the Stock Market has dropped considerably and as James Piereson reported in Real Clear Politics the U.S. stock markets have lost close to $1.6 trillion in wealth in the past two weeks.

This will have an impact on the November election as Piereson continues to report, voters, long feeling the effects of slow income growth, will be scanning their retirement accounts in the coming days and calculating how much of their wealth has flown out the window in just the past few weeks. In an investor society millions of people follow the markets on a daily basis, and exchange views and worries colleagues, friends, and family members. It will not take long for anxiety about the stock market to translate into decisions to send a message to the party in power on election day.

The president’s approval ratings are at the lowest level at any time since becoming president. Republicans are trying to make this election a referendum on the president and his polices, and the president did not help his cause a few weeks ago while speaking at Northwestern University.

The president boastfully stated, “I’m not on the ballot this fall. But make no mistake: These policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them.” Many Democrats cringed at the president’s statement.

With all the challenges confronting the president on the international stage with ISIS, Syria and Iraq and a host of other crisis’s, then factor in Ebola and the state of the economy this looks like a long night for Democrats.

As bad as it is for the president, Congress is not held in high esteem by the public, with an even lower approval rating then the president.

The public is disgusted by both political parties and they want action not partisan bickering, and a few incumbent Republicans could lose their re-election race as well.

The nation faces enormous challenges and will only continue after the mid-term election no matter who will control the Senate.  The unfortunate aspect as soon as this election is over then the nation will be plunged into the 2016 presidential election.

It’s any wonder why Americans hate politics!