RCP Predictions: Republicans will take the Senate +2

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Current RCP Predictions on Key 2002 Senate Races

Arkansas	Pryor (D) 53% - Hutchinson (R) 47%.	DEM +1
Colorado	Allard (R) 49% - Strickland (R) 48%	GOP Hold
Georgia	Chambliss (R) 49% - Cleland (D) 49%	GOP +1
Iowa	Harkin (D) 54% - Ganske (R) 46%	DEM Hold
Louisiana	Landrieu (D) 46%	Runoff
Minnesota	Coleman (R) 51% - Mondale (D) 47%	GOP +1
Missouri	Talent (R) 51% - Carnahan (D) 48%	GOP +1
New Hampshire	Shaheen (D) 49% - Sununu (R) 48%	DEM +1
New Jersey	Lautenberg (D) 51% - Forrester (R) 47%	DEM Hold
North Carolina	Dole (R) 51% - Bowles(D) 47%	GOP Hold
South Carolina	Graham (R) 56% - Sanders 43%	GOP Hold
South Dakota	Thune (R) 50% - Johnson (D) 50%	GOP +1
Texas	Cornyn (R) 50% - Kirk (D) 48%	GOP Hold
	Total Net Gain (Not Counting Louisiana Runoff)	GOP +2

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[ChadGore]

WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER

Vote on Tuesday.

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[rwfromkansas]

Based on the Zogby and Colorado poll numbers, I would change it in one way.....say goodbye to Allard. He won't win. I also think Sununu MAY be able to hold on. Anyway, I am more toward GOP +1.....+2 just does not seem likely.

[Jewels1091]

Now that there is TROUBLE with Pryor having ILLEGALS working for him and paying CASH, that might turn that race around!

[Nephi]

Can somebody explain to Sen. Smith that this election is bigger than him? Sheesh, how pathetic.

[ozzymandus]

I hope!

[Tennessean4Bush]

I just do not understand the call for Colorado going to Allard who is mired in the low 40s versus the call for Shaheen in NH when she is the incumbent (so to speak, a sitting governor) not breaking 50% and in a Republican state. It makes no sense to me.

[The Vast Right Wing]

The call is that there are a lot of undecided voters, most are republicans that have moved there from California in the mid to late nineties. When they get in the booth, the will pull the lever marked R

[Nephi]

I disagree. As a Coloradoan, I think Allard is going to squeak it out with a little help from Gov. Owens. Also, Fred Barnes on the Beltway Boys made an encouraging remark, "...this is the second time for Strickland, voters don't usually vote for the loser the second time around." My own personal sense is that the numbers that you are hearing are skewed in Strickland's favor - like last time.

[deport]

FYI......

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[copycat]

Geez, even Mara Liasson said Shaheen had an uphill battle because of the voter rolls in NH.

[Paul8148]

The number of undecides are votes who did not vote in the 96 race or was not in the state. There has been over 20% more votes and the most of those are reps. That guessing when they look at the ballot they will look for the R and vote.

[Pookie Me]

I Like RCP too, but I don't see Thune winning in South Dakota...

Pookie & Me

[Nam Vet]

Let's hope their right. I feel, personally, that we will do quite well come tuesday. I'll be glued to Fox News all afternoon/evening. Just read your profile and have to say, for a young squirt, ya got yer head screwed on right.(take the 'young squirt' part as a light ribbing in jest) It appears that many in the younger age group are using their heads very well. Actually thinking about things. Good luck in all you do in the future.

Nam Vet

[calenel]

Here in NH, I don't see us going for Shaheen no matter how many surplus Massachusetts voters she brings in.

[For the Unborn]

I'll watch FOXNews just to watch Brit Hume's face when Coleman wins.

[Dog Gone]

It's going to be close, it appears, which means that we should expect every close race the Dems lose or get close to losing to be challenged in court.

The motions have probably already been drafted and the friendly judges determined in advance.

The notion that we will go to bed on Tuesday night with a sense of victory and satisfaction is probably a pipe dream, much like we had in November of 2000.

[Tennessean4Bush]

God, I pray you are right. What is your sense. Are the Republicans motivated? I think with a real good get-out-the-vote push the Republicans can pull Sununu over the top by a whisker.

I wish I could be there to help. Lamar in Tennessee doesn't really need by help. He will win by 10-15% points.

[Common Tator]

For at least 3 weeks they have been saying these races are too close to call..

All the media types say it is too close to call.

Too close to call 3 weeks ago and too close to call now means no change right?

But David Broder, Tim Russert, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, CNBC etc are saying that Bush is having a very positive effect on the races for Republicans.

If they were to close before Dubya started campaigning and and they are still too close to call, is Bush only making them closer so they are even more too close to call?

HuHHHHHH????

Either the media knows things they are not telling us, or they are lying when they say Dubya is making a difference.

[jwalsh07]

Can somebody explain to Sen. Smith that this election is bigger than him? Sheesh, how pathetic.

Nothing is bigger than Senator Smiths ego but Sununu's gonna win anyway. For Shaheen to win, she's gotta get near 60% of independents. Ain't gona happen, NH is still, as of this writing, a conservative state.