Archives: November 2006

This is another cool score sheet — from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. I like the “15 SEATS TO GO.

TPM Cafe has a very useful Election Central Scoreboard that will provide quick tallies once numbers are reported. Check it out.

Despite what I am hearing from different quarters and given my own Senate predictions, which of course could prove tremendously wrong, some exit polls are suggesting huge Democratic Party leads in key races. I report them now not to endorse them.

Arizona — Jon Kyl — Republican California — Dianne Feinstein — Democrat Connecticut — Joseph Lieberman — Independent Delaware — Thomas Carper — Democrat Florida — Bill Nelson — Democrat Hawaii — Daniel Akaka — Democrat Indiana — Richard Lugar — Republican Maine — Olympia Snowe — Republican Maryland — Ben Cardin — Democrat Massachusetts…

Despite the ‘grain of salt’ news that Lincoln Chafee’s internals show him doing very well against Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse, most Republican pundits I am talking to tonight at CNN’s blog party are pretty glum about their prospects.

One has to be careful with the numbers floating around — whether they are exit polls, internal poll numbers, and the like — but an insider in the Chafee machine just conveyed to me that Senator Lincoln Chafee has been polling 6 points higher than Sheldon Whitehouse in their internal numbers.

I just listened to Rick Santorum‘s commentary on MSNBC, which CNN is graciously airing along with FOX, C-Span and other networks at their increasingly crowded CNN BlogStock today. This is in remarkable contrast to the big Republican Election party held two years ago in D.C.

National Review editor Rich Lowry shares a “cheat sheet” from GOP insiders: Eight in the most likely gone category: PA-7, Weldon, OH-18, Ney open, IN-8, Hostettler, CO-7 Beauprez open, AZ-8, Kolbe open, NY-24, Boehlert open, PA-10, Sherwood, CT-4, Shays.

Democrats need to decide tomorrow whether they collaborate with George Bush in co-owning the tremendous mess in America’s national security portfolio — or whether they cut a new course.