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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	Up
3	Oklahoma	Democrat	Up
4	Vermont	Republican	Up
5	Hawaii	Republican	Down
6	R.I.	Republican	Down
7	Michigan	Democrat	Down
8	N.J.	Democrat	Up
9	Nevada	Republican	Down
10	Virginia	Democrat	Down

The First 15! (Sept.11, 2009) With 39 governors races between now and Nov. 2010, the top ten races just wasn't enough.

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