A Possible Republican Trifecta in November

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  September 7th at 09:00 AM  | 

  In a previous posting, I noted that the Senate may very well be possibly in play for a Republican take over in November along with the House.  But what about the governor’s races?  They are especially important this year since there will be reapportionment issues and redrawing of Congressional districts as a result of the census.  Currently, Democrats lead among governors 26-24 (actually, 26-23-1 | Read More »

The Senate Outlook After July

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  August 7th at 10:51 AM  | 

    Most of this is based upon recent polling data in an effort to estimate Republican gains in the Senate in 2010.  Of the 37 seats up for grabs, 19 are currently held by Democrats.  An analysis show the following: Safe Democratic likely victories:  Oregon (Wyden), Hawaii (Inouye), Wisconsin (Feingold), West Virgina, Maryland (Mikulski), New York (Schumer and Gillibrand), Connecticut (Blumenthal replacing Dodd) and Vermont | Read More »