In the wake of Arlen Specter's bombshell that he'd be switching parties to run for Senate as a Democrat next year, the media -- appropriately -- honed in on the dwindling numbers of Republicans both in the congress and in the country and explored the question of whether the Republican Party is becoming a regional party.

No surprise here, the right hit back.

Jim Geraghty at Campaign Spot wrote:

The GOP Is Not a Regional Party.

Discussing the 2010 elections for the House of Representatives with David Freddoso and Mark Hemingway earlier today, we noticed that the argument that "the Republican Party is becoming a regional party" is nonsense -- even though it's widely repeated.

And despite admitting back in January that the GOP was well on its way to regional party status, Mitch McConnell said this:

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell disagreed today that the GOP is becoming a regional party, although the numbers are against him as the Republican Party has retreated in almost every region except the South in recent election years.

"I reject that out of hand," he said. "I do not accept that we will be a regional party."

So, maybe they should have sent John Cornyn the memo:

Hey, well at least he's admitting the ugly truth but if he's being honest, he'd have to admit tha, looking at the 2010 map, things look even more dire for Republicans next year. So, good luck with that, Big John.

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