Posted on 09/18/2014 4:07:22 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
This list does not include the Senate seats which are considered to be Safe for either party.
| State | Republican | Democrat |
|---|---|---|
| AK | Dan Sullivan | Mark Begich |
| AR | Tom Cotton | Mark Pryor |
| CO | Cory Gardner | Mark Udall |
| GA-OPEN | David Perdue | Michelle Nunn |
| IA-OPEN | Joni Ernst | Bruce Braley |
| IL | Jim Oberweis | Dick Durbin |
| KS | Pat Roberts | Chad Taylor |
| KY | Mitch McConnell | Alison Grimes |
| LA | Bill Cassidy | Mary Landrieu |
| MI-OPEN | Teri Lynn Land | Gary Peters |
| MN | Mike McFadden | Al Franken |
| MS | Thad Cochran | Travis Childers |
| MT-OPEN | Steve Daines | Amanda Curtis |
| NC | Thom Tillis | Kay Hagan |
| NH | Scott Brown | Jeanne Shaheen |
| NJ | Jeff Bell | Cory Booker |
| OR | Monica Wehby | Jeff Merkley |
| SD-OPEN | Mike Rounds | RIck Weiland |
| VA | Ed Gillespie | Mark Warner |
| WV-OPEN | Shelley Moore Capito | Natalie Tennant |
Quinnipiac, hmm.
Gardener up 8! Beauprez up 10!
Hopefully these aren’t outliers but the beginning of a trend. Very important state, Colorado.
I like seeing the trend, but what bothers me this time around as compared to 2010 is that the GOP was running ads as early as August against vulnerable incumbents and that wave election was largely attributed to that early strike strategy.
I recall the Rats who were trying to hold town hall meetings during their August recess getting swarmed with riled up constituents (to the point that many just ran and hid which provided even more fodder for the attack ads).
Maybe there have been GOP ads running in targeted spots, but I haven’t seen any, unless they’ve just given up on VA.
Rush mentioned yesterday on his show that he hasn’t seen anything yet from the GOP that would entice voters to go their way. He’s right.
Well, the polls show Gillespie has no chance, unfortunately. No House action, unless you’re a deluded rat who thinks the rats can win District 2 or 10, or a very deluded rat who thinks the rats can win district 7.
Here in Chi I’ve seen tv commercials for both gubernatorial candidates, Dick Turbin, but not his opponent, and Ex Congressman making a comeback bid, Bob Dold (R).
I have heard several people complain about a lack of GOP ads though, like in Louisiana, they say Cassidy isn’t running a visible enough campaign, it should be noted that everyone that said that appeared to me to be in the tank for Mansess.
Another thing, we have the House this time, getting rid of Pelosi was a helluva draw in 2010.
Don’t know why I thought BOTH Udalls were up.
Maybe the strategy this time is to keep an eye on trends and hold back as long as races stay close, then bombard down the homestretch.
I’m surprised at some of the recent polls showing what I would consider long shots to be very close races with even the Republican ahead (NH and CO, e.g.) AND other races like NC where the incumbent (barf) is holding steady.
Landrieu is starting to slip in LA and all the publicity about her galavanting on the tax payers dime is not helping, even if she has agreed to pay it back.
I don’t believe for a moment that the KS race is as close as some polls show. We’ll see how close it is by observing if the Rats spend much money there. I don’t think they will-they’ll need to spend big just holding on to several states.
If Hagan wins (she is consistently leading in the polls) it will be with a plurality thanks to the liartarian. Disgusting.
I hope you are right about Kansas.
Based just on the polls I have to put Kansas as our #2 most vulnerable Senate seat after GA open seat, leapfrogging Kentucky, where McConnell appears to have it in hand.
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