Senate Races
know the second thing on all of our minds besides the Presidential race..(ok..on my mind)...are the Senate Races.
The more I analyze the situation I think the Dems have a good shot at winning back the Senate in November. Here is my thinking:
There are 34 seats up for reelection. It is widely considered that only 15 of the races are worth watching. Eight of these seats are Dems and 7 of them are Rep. The Dems need to win 9 of these races to win a majority.
Pollsters are saying we might lose S.C. and Georgia and I agree withthem.
However, I believe that we will easily take Illinois and most likely Colorado from the Rep. (By the way there is something going on in Colo. - it is becoming a much bluer state and I think Kerry will carry Colo too).
The race really comes down to two races in my mind, South Dakota and Alaska. Tom Daschle is having a tough time in S.D. but I think he will pull off another reelection. Kshows Knowles (D) from Alaska is currently up 1 point over the incumbent Murkowski (R). If we can hold South Dakota and pick up Alaska it would give us 9 of those 15 contested states, therefore giving the Dems the majority in the Senate. It will be a tough fight..but I will definatley be paying the most attention to these two states on election night.
The more I analyze the situation I think the Dems have a good shot at winning back the Senate in November. Here is my thinking:
There are 34 seats up for reelection. It is widely considered that only 15 of the races are worth watching. Eight of these seats are Dems and 7 of them are Rep. The Dems need to win 9 of these races to win a majority.
Pollsters are saying we might lose S.C. and Georgia and I agree withthem.
However, I believe that we will easily take Illinois and most likely Colorado from the Rep. (By the way there is something going on in Colo. - it is becoming a much bluer state and I think Kerry will carry Colo too).
The race really comes down to two races in my mind, South Dakota and Alaska. Tom Daschle is having a tough time in S.D. but I think he will pull off another reelection. Kshows Knowles (D) from Alaska is currently up 1 point over the incumbent Murkowski (R). If we can hold South Dakota and pick up Alaska it would give us 9 of those 15 contested states, therefore giving the Dems the majority in the Senate. It will be a tough fight..but I will definatley be paying the most attention to these two states on election night.
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