growing public concern about spending, taxes and the size of government

All Signs Point to Another Top-Notch Election Cycle in 2010

By Stuart Rothenberg
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/13/_all_signs_point_to_another_top-notch_election_cycle_in_2010_98291.html
"... But growing public concern about spending, taxes and the size of government has started to shift the national landscape away from the Democrats to a more neutral position, and quite possibly toward the GOP. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has even found that Republicans have regained their historic advantage as the party better suited to deal with spending and taxes."