KEEP HOPE ALIVE!http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_10/026270.php[Steve Benen] The question isn't whether Democrats are in for a beating in the midterm elections; the question is how severe it will be. But before a sense of dread and gloom overcomes the party and its supporters, it's worth pausing to take note of at least some evidence that suggests the results might not be