Wynn will never be a comfortable incumbent again

Rep. Al Wynn, embattled and under fire from those who think he's not a real Democrat in a heavily Democratic district, uttered some improbable words to describe his opponents in a tele-conference today: "a vast (dare I say) left-wing conspiracy."

Wynn used a complaint with the Federal Election Commission to highlight fishy ties between the Arca Foundation and several high profile liberal interest groups. Essentially, Wynn said there is quid pro quo - grants for campaign support - between his main challenger Donna Edwards, who is on a leave of absence from her position as Arca's executive director, and the groups who are backing her candidacy.

But Wynn stepped it up to the next level, borrowing from Hillary Clinton's famous phrase which turned 10 years old just days ago.

In the first instance, Clinton described allegations of Bill's affair with Monica Lewinsky and other conservative taunts as a "vast right-wing conspiracy" on the Today show with Matt Lauer.

Even if Wynn's complaint doesn't hold water, those few words are electrifying and bound to get it the kind of attention he wants for it. And it may even be enough to change the subject long enough for the next two weeks to pull out a win in what is sure to be a tight race.

But regardless of whether the FEC complaint has an impact or not, if he's successful, these words will come back to haunt him. For these enemies will live past this campaign cycle, as will this term, "vast left-wing conspiracy." It will become their rallying cry and likely take on a whole new meaning, one no longer confined to this complaint.

It will come to define Wynn's thoughts of opposition, and in a way,  his thoughts on a large swath of the Democratic Party.

Those four words simply guarantee that Wynn will never see a Democratic nomination again without having to survive a fierce primary battle first.