Two weeks ago we suggested that Democrats might target Oklahoma GOP incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe in their quest for 60 seats. A poll released this week by Democratic nominee Andrew Rice’s campaign lends some credence to that theory and may help move the race up the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s list of priorities. Read on
Republicans Sen. Ted Stevens’ indictment on charges of concealing $250,000 in gifts and the news that at least one of his primary challengers had made a significant financial investment in the race raised the question of whether the incumbent would even survive the August 26 primary. Read on
The chatter about whether Democrats can pick up enough seats in November to hit the magic number of 60 and a filibuster-proof majority is getting louder, and is likely to be the subject of much discussion at the Democratic National Convention next week in Denver. Read on
As the scandal surrounding Sen. Larry Craig’s arrest unfolded nearly a year ago, MSNBC’s Tom Curry wrote, “…it now looks possible that in next year’s elections the Democrats just might attain the 60 seats they need to foil Republican filibusters.” Read on
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an excerpt from a longer article that appeared August 7, 2008 on the Democrats’ chances of gaining enough seats to have a 60-seat majority in the next Congress.]
Moving on to Oklahoma where GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe is facing Democratic state Sen. Andrew Rice in his bid for a full third term. Read on
Long-time observers of The Cook Political Report’s race ratings know that they are dictated by a few hard and fast rules. One, implemented in the Report’s early days, is that no incumbent moves beyond the Toss Up column and into the other party’s ratings territory unless they’ve been indicted. Read on
Republicans always target Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, and even if they haven’t always recruited a first-tier challenger into the race, the GOP nominee usually runs a respectable race. Read on
Republicans have become an endangered species in Rhode Island. It’s not that the GOP has ever been the dominant party in the state, or even close to it, but until 2007, there was at one least one Republican in the four-member congressional delegation for the last three decades, and three of the last five Governors have been Republicans. Read on
As filing deadlines close and primaries produce nominees, it becomes abundantly clear that some races are simply over, and it’s time to cross them off the list of contests to keep tabs on. In other words, it’s time to put them to bed. Read on
Early in this cycle, there was speculation that GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham might be vulnerable in a primary. Some stalwart Republicans are unhappy with Graham’s position on immigration and his high-profile role in Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign. Read on
