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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
Democrats' Demographic Edge (July 24, 2009) The last month has been kind to Senate Republicans.
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
Baby Steps (June 12, 2009) It's still early in the battle for the House with a lot of time for change in the rankings.
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
A Republican Rust Belt Revival? (July 10, 2009) The GOP comeback could start in 2010.
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
Primary Colors (June 26, 2009) Our ratings of the ten best primaries in the country in 2010.
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Liberal Groups Defend Climate Change Vote

A coalition of liberal interest groups is launching ads in 17 congressional districts over the July 4 weekend that thanks members of Congress for their vote in favor of President Obama's climate change legislation, a direct counter to a series...

By Chris Cillizza  |  July 2, 2009; 1:26 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (77)
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Coalition of Outside Groups Drops $2 Million on Health Care Ads

Healthy Economy Now, a coalition of groups including -- oddly -- PrHRMA and the Service Employees International Union among others is launching a new ad tomorrow in five states as well as Washington D.C calling for consensus-building on health care reform.

By Chris Cillizza  |  June 11, 2009; 1:06 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (31)
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Virginia Primary Prediction Contest!

Voters are voting in Virginia today!

By Chris Cillizza  |  June 9, 2009; 2:54 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (106)
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Obama's Economic Vulnerability?

National Republicans, desperate for a bit of good news, have seized on new polling out of the Gallup organization that shows the American people growing increasingly skeptical of not only the direction of the economy but the approach being taken by President Barack Obama.

By Chris Cillizza  |  June 8, 2009; 11:12 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (75)
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Schweitzer To Endorse McAuliffe

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, will endorse former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe's (Va.) gubernatorial primary bid tomorrow in northern Virginia, according to sources familiar with the move.

By Chris Cillizza  |  June 4, 2009; 4:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (56)
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Sestak Speaks On Strategy

Twenty four hours after his semi-announcement that he would take on Sen. Arlen Specter in next year's Democratic primary, Rep. Joe Sestak laid out his strategy for toppling the incumbent in a conversation with the Fix today.

By Chris Cillizza  |  May 28, 2009; 5:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (12)
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