THE FRIDAY LINES
Rank Race Current Party Change
1 Delaware Democrat Up
2 Connecticut Democrat None
3 Nevada Democrat Up
4 Ohio Republican None
5 Missouri Republican Down
6 Colorado Democrat None
7 New Hampshire Republican Down
8 Kentucky Republican Down
9 Illinois Democrat Up
10 (tie) Pennsylvania Democrat Up
10 (tie) Louisiana Republican Down
Republican Recruiting and the National Environment (Oct. 9, 2009) Getting Mike Castle is the latest in a series of recruitment successes for Senate Republicans.
Rank Race Current Party Change
1 LA-02 Republican None
2 LA-03 Democrat Up
3 NY-23 Republican Up
4 NM-02 Democrat Up
5 IL-10 Republican Down
6 AL-02 Democrat Up
7 MD-01 Democrat Down
8 PA-06 Republican Down
9 CO-04 Democrat Up
10 PA-07 Democrat Up
A GOP-Friendly Environment (Sept. 25, 2009) The signs of an environmental change are everywhere.
Rank Race Current Party Change
1 Kansas Democrat None
2 Tennessee Democrat None
3 Hawaii Republican Up
4 Rhode Island Republican Up
5 Oklahoma Democrat None
6 Vermont Republican Down
7 Virginia Democrat Up
8 Michigan Democrat None
9 California Republican Up
10 New Jersey Democrat Down
What Will VA and NJ Mean? (Oct.16, 2009) Given the dynamics in each race, Republicans have the better chance of pulling off a sweep of both states.
Rank Race Primary Change
1 Texas Gov. Republican None
2 Pa. Senate Democrat None
3 Calif. Gov. Republican Up
4 Connecticut Sen. Republican Up
5 Ky. Senate Democrat None
6 Illinois Gov. Democrat Up
7 California Gov. Democrat Down
8 Kansas Senate Republican Up
9 Colo. Senate Republican Up
10 Michigan Gov. Republican Down
The Four Elements of Great Primaries (Oct. 2, 2009) The Fix's top 10 list of best intraparty battles.
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The Fix Archive: Most Important Number

The most important number in politics this weekend

8 That's the number of House Democrats who voted against tonight's health care bill who represent districts carried by President Barack Obama during the 2008 election.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 7, 2009; 11:57 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (36)
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The most important number in politics today

50 That's the percentage of adults who believe former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) is qualified to be president as opposed to 36 percent who believe he is not in a new national poll from Gallup.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 5, 2009; 3:50 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (27)
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The most important number in politics today

40 That's the percentage of the Virginia electorate that identified themselves as conservatives, the highest number among that ideological group in the Commonwealth since 1994.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 4, 2009; 7:59 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (41)
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The Most Important Number in Politics Today

5 That's the number of times that a new Republican National Committee ad running in New York's 23rd district uses the word "conservative", evidence that establishment GOPers are trying to wrangle the energy of the party base for their political purposes.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 2, 2009; 1:24 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (44)
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The Most Important Number in Politics Today

3.5 That's the percentage that America's gross domestic product rose between July and September, its largest quarterly increase in two years and a sign, according to economists, that the recession is likely over.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 29, 2009; 2:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (36)
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The Most Important Number in Politics Today

68 That's the percentage of voters in a new Quinnipiac poll that agree with the sentiment that independent candidate Chris Daggett has "no chance" of winning the New Jersey governor's race next Tuesday.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 28, 2009; 2:32 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (44)
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