NU Online News Service, Oct. 27, 12:00 p.m. EDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--In describing the midterm election, just several days away, political analyst Charlie Cook spoke in terms the insurance industry could understand: Democrats are "enormously overexposed."

Considered one of the best political handicappers in the nation, Mr. Cook told the crowd at the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) meeting here that Americans simply do not have the patience or tolerance to put up with its perception that progress is not being made.

Democrats, who won over the House and Senate four years ago, will feel the brunt of popular dissatisfaction--even though voters for the most part have not forgiven Republicans for their role in guiding the country to where it is today when they were in control, he said.

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