[originalbuckeye]

Our NBC news in PHX highlighted this race on the morning news. According to them, ‘if the Dem wins OR if it a close race but the Repub does win, it will be a disaster for the Republicans’. So, even if the Repub WINS, but it is CLOSE, it is a disaster for us. Sooooo fed up with the blatant bias, but hubby wants to know abou the traffic situation in the mornings, so we have NBC on.

[Dave W]

Gosh, the news was correct. That's just basic politics. This is a heavily republican district. Since it is a heavily republican district, it should be a big win. If it is a win for the pub, but close, then that is a signal that the republicans are weak going into the midterms. It also does several other things: it energizes the democrats even more. Democrat donors will begin donating more money and more often. For those potential candidates who are on the fence about running, a narrow repub win in a district that should be a landslide may persuade them to jump into their contest because they may then think they may be able to win their own race.

There are now about 40 open pub seats, which is alot of open seats. An open seat is easier for the opposition to win and by having a favorable electoral climate, the dems are able to attract better candidates, which gives them a better chance of winning.

So yes, a narrow republican win is not good in a district that should be a landslide win.