The Fix - Chris Cillizza's politics blog on washingtonpost.com - January 18, 2009

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

The Gillibrand Pick: Winners and Losers

Today's appointment of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) to fill the seat vacated by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ends a tortured process that proves that there is nothing that compares to New York politics. The obvious winner from today's announcement...

Friday Governors Line: The Central Front of 2010

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Paterson to Name Gillibrand to Senate

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White House Cheat Sheet: Obama's Best Friend in the Senate?

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Wag the Blog Redux: The Geithner Dilemma

Last week, revelations came that Tim Geithner, President-elect Obama's appointee to become treasury secretary, had not paid Social Security or Medicare taxes for years and consequently owed $43,000 in back taxes. In the aftermath of the news, Geithner's Senate confirmation...

NY-Sen: Caroline's Out, Who's Next?

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Twittering the White House Briefing

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White House Cheat Sheet: Symbolism Matters

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Caroline Is Out?

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Clinton Confirmation: Explaining the 'No's

Hillary Rodham Clinton was confirmed as the new Secretary of State by a 94 to 2 vote today, a tally that -- of course -- prompts the question: Who voted "no"? The answer: Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Jim DeMint...

A Bush Legacy Bounce?

Will former President Bush's poll numbers ever bounce back? Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images When George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, took off from the Capitol in a Marine helicopter and soared over the site where President Barack...

Inauguration Day: "In the Moment"

If you weren't one of the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people who braved the cold temperatures and the crowds to see Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, a documentary of the day...

White House Cheat Sheet: The Debut

Welcome to the newest Fix feature -- our daily rundown of the news you need to know about the White House of President Barack Obama. We started the cheat sheet during the party conventions over the summer and had so...

Fix Photos from Inauguration Day

The Fix had a prime spot for President Barack Obama's inauguration today and when we weren't twittering or taking part in washingtonpost.com's live webcast, we snapped a few photos of the proceedings. /* Images are wrapped in divs classed "flickr_badge_image"...

Obama's Inauguration Speech: First Thoughts

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Twittering the 44th Inaugural

The Fix will be reporting before, during and after Barack Obama's inauguration from our perch at the west front of the Capitol. You can follow our observations below or on our Twitter feed. We are going to try to even...

Obama's Opportunity

When Barack Obama is sworn in as the nation's 44th president tomorrow at noon, he will inherit a country in the midst of a financial crisis of seemingly limitless proportions, a nation seeking to come to grips with its proper...

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It's now roughly 24 hours before President-elect Barack Obama becomes President Barack Obama. And, the Fix will be there for every minute of it. We'll be anchoring the Washington Post's live webcast of the inauguration from the west front...

Fix Pick: Maraniss' Masterpiece On Obama's Rise

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"Obama-Stock"

President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration formally kicked off a half hour ago with the start of a massive concert at the Lincoln Memorial. "A diverse and excited crowd converged on the National Mall this afternoon to await a star-studded concert that...

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