In Maryland, incumbent Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley currently leads his Republican opponent, Bob Ehrlich, by a mere three points. Before Republicans get their hopes up here, the fact is that this state is very blue, especially of late. This is evident by the fact that incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski leads Eric Wargotz by 24 points and will be back in Washington for another | Read More »
There is no Governor’s race, nor is any Senate seat up for re-election. In 2012, the seat of Robert Menendez will be available. He is currently head of the Democrat’s Senatorial efforts and there has been criticism of his efforts by some. His standing in the Democratic Party may be judged by his performance in this year’s Senatorial cycle. In the interim, Republicans in | Read More »
There is really no suspense in the Idaho race as Butch Otter, the Republican incumbent Governor is up by 18 points, and incumbent Senator Mike Crapo has a huge lead in the polls. Both are expected to be easily re-elected. That leaves the only suspense in the First District race between incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick and challenger Raul Labrador. Minnick had been trailing by as | Read More »
Today, I would like to head west to the Oregon and Hawaii races. In Hawaii, popular Republican Governor Linda Lingle is term-limited. Although there was speculation as to her political aspirations, it will most likely be a waiting game. Most pundits agree that her successor will be Neal Ambercrombie, a Democrat (+16 in recent polls), Lingle is a rising star in the Republican Party. | Read More »
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