Posted on 08/29/2006 8:13:30 AM PDT by icwhatudo
This is a great interactive election map showing which seats are safe, which are leaners, which voted for Bush vs Kerry, etc etc.
Pretty amazing how we went from the dems winning both house and senate, to at least the house, to now maybe neither-at least according to the NYTimes latest predictions.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/washington/2006ELECTIONGUIDE.html?currentDataSet=senANALYSIS
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Wonder what their House races map looks like.
House looks even safer for the R's. And as Barone points out, the tide seems to be turning BACK towards us since the UK plane plot revelations.
Yep, after reality sets in with voters that have a brain.
House races are looking good.
189 safe democrat
192 safe republican
13 leaning democrat
27 leaning republican
14 toss up
Speaking of keeping seats... you'll love this.
GOP Continues to Spit in the Face of the Base
http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/content/index.php?p=627
they have John Murtha - safe dem... I hope not!!!!
As bad as things are, just imagine how they'd be with Speaker Pelosi, Dhimmni and hater of America in charge.
The New York Times has historically over-rated Dem election chances an average of 16%. That needs to be applied to any NYT "prediction."
Dems are in no position to take control of either house.. Best they can hope for is a few gains, but nothing that will shift the balance of power.
If republicans handle the campaign properly, which they should, I'll even go so far as to say R's will gain. Lamont, and the moonbat thought processes that made him an official nominee is going to hurt the Dems across the country.
And that's assuming no other major terrorist attacks occur or are foiled between now and Nov.
The article advises firing Liddy Dole. I could not agree more. She has been a disaster.
We didn't just settle for the liberal republican in my GOP safe district. We kicked pro amnesty, pro abortion, pro gun control, anti ANWAR drilling Joe Schwarz to the curb.
I can tell you that they have house race for NY 20th CD as "leaning" republican when the 6 year incumbent Republican is polling 20-25 points HIGHER than the Dem.
If this means that all their "leaning races" are really locks for R's than the Dems have no chance.
How can they have Dewine's seat as leaning Republican when he has been trailing in every poll?
In any case this map seems to be good news. They have the GOP solid or leading in 216 House districts. That is only 2 short of a majority. If the Repubs use their ad dollars wisely and have as good a GOTV drive as they did in '04, they should win.
This is the first real seat by seat map i've seen-I'm amazed more isn't being made of the fact that the republicans look like they will hold the house.
I agree, the map is good news.
The Dems and the media are falsely crowing that they will retake the house and senate for ONE reason, it helps them fundraise.
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