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Some Republicans were scratching their heads Wednesday morning over Republican Dan Debicella's concession speech to incumbent Democrat Jim Himes

The Key House Races "Candidate of the Day" thread will be posted daily up until Nov. 2 and feature a different candidate each day. Each of these candidates is in a Toss Up, Leans D, or Likely D race and represents one of the front line soldiers in the fierce battle for control of the U.S. House.The DCCC and liberal special interest groups are pouring resources into these races and will continue to do so up until Nov. 2. Thousands of donations targeted toward the GOP candidates in competitive races will NEUTRALIZE the donations of these Democratic special interest groups....

The Cook Political Report has weighed in on the increasingly interesting battle between U.S. Rep. Jim Himes and Republican Dan Debicella in the Fourth Congressional District. Himes, a Harvard graduate and Rhodes Scholar, captured the seat in 2008 in an upset against U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, who had held the district for the previous 21 years. The Cook Report has changed the race from "Likely D to Lean D'' - meaning that Himes still has an advantage. But the race has been getting much more national attention, including being placed on the CNN Top 100 list of the most vulnerable...