JimEverett
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Democrats take control of the Senate.
A few of these are within the margin of error, but taking them straight up, Democrats would take control if the Rasmussen polls are accurate.
Those polls show
- Democrats maintaining control in New Jersey, MAryland, and Minnesota (and Connecticut - assuming Lieberman is an independent in name only).
- Republicans maintaining control of Tennessee
- Democrats taking a GOP-held seat in Virginia, Montana, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.
Just from poll watching and following the races from out-of-state it seems that Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Ohio are fairly solid for a switch. Montana is a little less so, but Democrats still feel very confident there.
The races are in Virginia, Missouri, Tennessee, and to some extent New Jersey. Rasmussen has McCaskill with just a one-point lead in Missouri, Corker with just a 2-point lead in Tennessee, Webb with a 5 point lead in Virginia, and Menendez with a 5-point lead in New Jersey.
And on the House side - it looks fairly clear (again, assuming that the polls are reflecting reality) that the Democrats will gain at least 7-10 seats - with 10-15 other races holding the actual balance of power, and those races are roughly as close as the Senate races.
For political junkies it is shaping up to be a very fun night. This stuff is better than horse races.
A few of these are within the margin of error, but taking them straight up, Democrats would take control if the Rasmussen polls are accurate.
Those polls show
- Democrats maintaining control in New Jersey, MAryland, and Minnesota (and Connecticut - assuming Lieberman is an independent in name only).
- Republicans maintaining control of Tennessee
- Democrats taking a GOP-held seat in Virginia, Montana, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.
Just from poll watching and following the races from out-of-state it seems that Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Ohio are fairly solid for a switch. Montana is a little less so, but Democrats still feel very confident there.
The races are in Virginia, Missouri, Tennessee, and to some extent New Jersey. Rasmussen has McCaskill with just a one-point lead in Missouri, Corker with just a 2-point lead in Tennessee, Webb with a 5 point lead in Virginia, and Menendez with a 5-point lead in New Jersey.
And on the House side - it looks fairly clear (again, assuming that the polls are reflecting reality) that the Democrats will gain at least 7-10 seats - with 10-15 other races holding the actual balance of power, and those races are roughly as close as the Senate races.
For political junkies it is shaping up to be a very fun night. This stuff is better than horse races.