FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds wave to the crowd during a rally in Norfolk, Va. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave.
(AP Photo/Steve Helber, FILE)