Dunno. But Barack Obama's announcement in 2007 was a bit further removed from November 2008 than we are now removed from November 2014.
Eric Cantor already has a strong primary challenger who will be going after him on his GOP Dreamer amnesty. Goodlatte will also be challenged in the primary.
What good is it to have the GOP in control of the House if they use a handful of Reps and the Dems to pass legislation that most Reps are against?
You sound as though you are congenial to the Rule or Ruin mindset...
Obama wasn't given much of a chance even closer to the election. The point is that the pundits don't always get things right. A consensus doesn't always reach the right conclusion, e.g., man-made global warming. And unforeseen developments can change things in a hurry, witness the impact of the disastrous Obamacare roll-out on the generic ballot. A GOP supported amnesty will have a major electoral impact. And it could be the final straw that leads to a third party for conservatives. Boehner is playing with fire.
With only 3% of the public viewing the immigration as important, one wonders why Boehner would bring up such an incendiary issue prior to the midterms. The public is not demanding an immediate solution--only the GOP's corporate paymasters are and therein lies the problem.
You sound as though you are congenial to the Rule or Ruin mindset...
I favor the Rule of Law and adherence to the Constitution and I am prepared to ruin those who are subverting it regardless if they have a "D" or "R" after their name.