Posted on 07/27/2010 6:44:09 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Since we last published our rankings, two important clues have emerged to give us some help in navigating the general election landscape.
One is the second-quarter FEC reports, which in some cases helped Democrats' cause. That's because the party's incumbents have built up solid war chests in anticipation of extremely tough contests in the fall. Conversely, many of their Republican challengers start the general election in relatively weak positions, mostly because primaries have exhausted their stockpiles.
But that should not give Democrats false comfort, for the Republican wave still appears to be building. Another important clue for November -- revealed late last week -- comes directly from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and it does not inspire confidence. The committee reserved $28 million worth of general election air time for 39 vulnerable incumbents. For the most part there were few surprises on the list, as most were already expected to face tough races. Still, the list served as confirmation of which incumbents do indeed face the toughest races.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
Here is how The Hotline rates the top House races. The ‘Rat Party’s candidates seem to be sitting on mountains of campaign cash.
Mountains of cash don’t mean much if you can’t get the people to vote for you. My marxist congresscritter is doing all of his fundraising around the outer edge of the district or outside the district all together.
Personally I think he’s padding his retirement account or raising money to give to other democrats.
Harry Reid has a mountain of cash and is using it against Sharron Angle. I can’t believe the NRA is supporting Reid.
What da %$#$@! NRA?
Thanks for the post. It helps a lot when you don’t have to spend any of your stash fending off primary challengers.
Some DEM incumbents have already started running ads against their REP challengers, e.g. Pomeroy. Pomeroy has closed the gap against Berg somewhat, but he still trails and Berg hasn’t spent anything yet.
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