The Fix - Chris Cillizza's politics blog on washingtonpost.com - October 12, 2008

Rank	Race	Current Party	Change
1	Connecticut	Democrat	Up
2	New Hampshire	Republican	Up
3	Missouri	Republican	Up
4	Kentucky	Republican	Down
5	Pennsylvania	Democrat	Up
6	Ohio	Republican	Down
7	Colorado	Democrat	Down
8	Illinois	Democrat	Up
9	Louisiana	Republican	Up
10	Delaware	Democrat	None

Rank	Race	Current Party	Change
1	LA-02	Republican	None
2	ID-01	Democratic	None
3	DE-AL	Republican	Up
4	NH-01	Democrat	None
5	MD-01	Democrat	Down
6	NY-23	Republican	Up
7	PA-06	Republican	Up
8	AL-02	Democrat	Down
9	MS-01	Democrat	Down
10	CA-44	Republican	None

Rank	Race	Current Party	Change
1	Kansas	Democrat	None
2	R.I.	Republican	None
3	Hawaii	Republican	Up
4	Nevada	Republican	Down
5	Tennessee	Democrat	Up
6	Michigan	Democrat	Up
7	Oklahoma	Democrat	Down
8	Virginia	Democrat	Up
9	Florida	Republican	Down
10	N.J.	Democrat	Up

Rank	Race	Primary	Change
1	Texas Gov.	Republican	Up
2	Pa. Senate	Democrat	Up
3	Calif. Gov.	Republican	None
4	N.Y. Senate	Democrat	Down
5	Fla. Senate	Republican	Up
6	Michigan Gov.	Republican	Up
7	Ky. Senate	Democrat	Up
8	Utah Senate	Republican	Up
9	S.C. Gov.	Republican	Down
10	Kan. Senate	Republican	Down

Why the Powell Endorsement (Could) Matter

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Friday House Line: House GOP Prospects Grow Dimmer

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Friday Senate Line: Democratic Domination

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Wag the Video Blog: Money, Money, Money

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Obama's Political Jujitsu

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The Final Presidential Debate: First Thoughts and Who Won?

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The Fix Twitters the Final Debate!

It's Twitter time! Starting around 9 pm eastern time, you can follow our riffs on the debate between John McCain and Barack Obama in this space or via The Fix feed on Twitter. Haven't signed up yet? Do it now....

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Hours before Barack Obama and John McCain take the stage at Hofstra University (on Strong Island), The Fix and Newsweek head honcho Jon Meacham took to the small screen to offer our thoughts on what to look for tonight....

National Republicans Pull Ads in Louisiana

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The Hofstra Hoopla: Handicapping the Final Debate

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Obama Spending Dominance Continues

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Republicans Rally the Troops Against Mahoney

Less than 24 hours after ABC News reported that Florida Democratic Rep. Tim Mahoney had paid off a former mistress to keep her quiet, Republicans at the state and national level are moving -- unsurprisingly -- to take advantage. The...

VIDEO: Broder's Man on the Street Interviews

Nobody does it better than David Broder. The Dean of the political press corps, Broder could easily rest on his considerable laurels in the final weeks of this presidential campaign. Or, he could take the train up to Upper...

What's Next for HRC?

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. speaks during a campaign rally in downtown Scranton, Pa., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 as Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. left, and his wife Jill Biden listen. (AP Photo/Jimmy May) UPDATE, 1...

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