TW: I posted just over a week ago regarding the Dems quest for the magic 60 seat mark in the Senate (to achieve cloture). The original is attached. A quick update. Polling continues to show Dem strength. Recall it was about now two years ago that the Foley scandal broke which sent the '06 election from Dem win to Dem rout (the more the impact of the VP debate settles in ,the more I think Palin rather than helping herself has solidifed my trope that she is a fembot). The following are the races whose status has changed:
NC with Kay Hagan (D)v. incumbent Elizabeth Dole- has moved from toss-up to Hagan slightly favored
OR with Jeff Merkley(D) v. incumbent Gordon Smith- has moved from Smith slightly favored to Merkley slightly favored
GA with Jim Martin (D) v. incumbent Saxby Chambliss- has moved from safe Rep. to on the radar screen for the Dems
With these moves the Dems would now have better than even shots at 7 picks ups leaving them with 58 Senate seats with 3-5 others seats in play.
http://treylaura.blogspot.com/2008/09/can-dems-get-to-60-seats-in-senate.html
Also an article from Politco with its current take:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14280.html
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