From an email I recieved from the National Republican Congressional Committee

Dear Supporter,
I wanted to send you a quick note to follow up on Tuesday's special elections.
First, let me say thank you. Because of your support, Republicans won NV-02 and NY-09 by historic margins.
While there is a long way to go until next November, Tuesday's results paint an incredibly bleak picture for National Democrats.
These contests were a referendum on the President. To put it simply, after this week's elections, Democrats are very concerned that Obama and his failed policies will drag them down next fall.
Now, Democrats are attempting to spin these losses in various ways - going so far as to claim that NY-09 is a "difficult" seat for them.
Here are a few facts you should know about how "difficult" NY-09 is for Democrats:

• This is the first time a Republican has held this seat since 1923
• Three of the district's previous Representatives were Geraldine Ferraro, Chuck Schumer and Anthony Weiner
• There are 130,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans

Finally, if Democrats believe that NY-09 is a "difficult" seat then they need to explain how they plan to defend the 50 other seats they hold that are similar to, or more Republican, than this district - including DCCC Chairman Steve Israel's district. Will he be forced to spend $500,000 to defend his own seat next fall?