Posted on 07/24/2010 8:54:50 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
You are really missing the boat by excluding IL-9 from your list ... Joel Pollak’s challenge to Jan Schakowsky is begining to draw some national attention, and she’s starting to flail at him rather than igoring him as she has previous challengers ... Joel Pollak is the real deal.
We'll take a look at IL-09. We're in the process of reviewing our "Tier 2 List" of those races that are candidates for moving up to the Master List. We won't do it unless we have very strong evidence that the race is really in play. Right now that means we need our "Experts" to think so. Later it will be the polls as they come out. If you have any poll data please pass it on.
Thanks InterceptPoint!
From today’s Comic Appeal
From today’s Comic Appeal 54% of Tennesseans rank economy, jobs as the most important issue, followed by taxes, government spending, state budget shortfall, which 22% listed as most important issue or problem.
Republicans showing big improvements in turnout. 1 week after early voting Deidre Malone (D) posted to her facebook “have you voted yet? I normally wait until election day, but I’m getting a little concerned about early voting numbers, specifically D numbers. Who wants to join me and vote early?”
Saturday was again a disappointing day for D turnout, & strongest yet for R, with 2006 (52%) voters asking for D ballot 1858 45%. Huge reversal from numbers seen in ‘06-’08 when up to 70% asked for D ballots. and registered black voters often comprised 45% of a given day’s turn out. Over all turnout is 41,344 or 6.9% of the 600,518 registered voters in Shelby Co. If second week of early voting ends with traditional spike 90,00-100,00 votes are possible. Which would set a record turnout pn pace to surpass the ‘06 Aug primary, when nearly 159,00 voted.
The latest chart.
Thanks for the ping & for doing this.
BTW are you not following the IL 9? Does Pollack have a chance? How Democratic is that District?
Also, do you have anything on the Senate races?
Can we pick up both houses?
Thanks for the ping & for doing this.
BTW are you not following the IL 9? Does Pollack have a chance? How Democratic is that District?
Also, do you have anything on the Senate races?
Can we pick up both Houses?
We are only working the House Races. There will be plenty of attention to the Senate by others. But my personal opinion is that we have a better shot at regaining the House than the Senate. That's really the the goal of KeyHouseRaces.com: Help Republicans take back the House.
As to IL-09. It's not our radar screen at this point. If it's not on the Master List you can take a look at our "Tier-2 list" that has the races that we are watching as possible candidates to be promoted to our main list. I don't see IL-09 in either place. That's because the polls and the "Expert's" evaluation of the district tell us that the race looks safe for the Dems, or in some instances for the Republicans.
But stay tuned. Things change. If you see any favorable IL-09 polls let us know.
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