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Rank Race Current Party Change
1 Connecticut Democrat Up
2 Delaware Democrat Down
3 Nevada Democrat
4 New Hampshire Republican Up
5 Ohio Republican Down
6 Missouri Republican Down
7 Colorado Democrat Down
8 Arkansas Democrat Up
9 Pennsylvania Democrat Up
10 Illinois Democrat Down
Depressed Democrats (Nov. 13, 2009) Polling in Ohio and Connecticut spells trouble for Democrats.
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 Fla. Senate Republican Up
4 Connecticut Sen. Republican None
5 Calif. Governor Republican Down
6 Nev. Senate Republican Up
7 Ill. Senate Democrat Up
8 Ky. Senate Republican Up
9 Mich. Governor Republican Up
10 Ariz. Senate Republican Up
Game off in CA (or not) (Nov. 6, 2009) The Fix's top 10 list of best intraparty battles.
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Short Takes: Jindal stockpiling cash for '11

Eyebrows in Washington were arched --if not fully raised -- from a story in the New Orleans Times-Picayune earlier this week that detailed Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) aggressive fundraising schedule in advance of his 2011 re-election race.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 18, 2009; 10:45 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (30)
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Short Takes: Culver in deep trouble in Iowa

In another sign of the dangerously strong anti-incumbent current in the country, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) appears to be in political free fall and trails his strongest Republican opponent by more than 20 points in new independent polling in the Hawkeye State.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 16, 2009; 1:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (13)
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Short Takes: Club poll shows Hoffman ahead in NY-23

A new survey commissioned by the Club for Growth puts Conservative party nominee Doug Hoffman in the lead with just eight days remaining before he special election in New York's 23rd district.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 26, 2009; 3:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (73)
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Vilsack a "no" for Senate, playing field crystallizes

Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack (D) told the Des Moines Register this morning that she would not pursue a challenge to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) in 2010, taking a big-name recruit of the table and likely ensuring that the Republican will win a sixth term next November.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 26, 2009; 1:30 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (8)
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Short Takes: Reid's Squeeze

A new poll released by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee suggests that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) should tack to his ideological left, the latest example of the party base putting the squeeze on the leader even as he faces significant electoral peril next November.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 22, 2009; 2:30 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (24)
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Short Takes: Rubio's Rise (Cont.)

A new Quinnipiac poll in the Florida Senate race shows former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R) narrowing the gap against Gov. Charlie Crist (R), numbers sure to embolden national conservatives who are already casting the primary as a fight for the heart and soul of the Republican party.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 21, 2009; 10:54 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (29)
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Short Takes: The Perils of Governing, Chris Cillizza , October 15, 2009
The Reids and the Dangers of Dynastic Politics, Chris Cillizza , October 14, 2009
Short Takes: The Schwarzenegger Effect, Chris Cillizza , October 13, 2009
Short Takes: The Bachmann Primary, Chris Cillizza , October 8, 2009
Short Takes: Podesta for Bloomberg, Chris Cillizza , October 6, 2009
Short Takes: Lowden's Ensign Problem, Chris Cillizza , October 5, 2009
Short Takes: RGA Plays Hole Card Against Deeds, Chris Cillizza , October 1, 2009
Short Takes: Grayson vs Wilson, Chris Cillizza , September 30, 2009
Short Takes: Politics and the Public Option, Chris Cillizza , September 29, 2009
Short Takes: Whitman's Press Conference, Chris Cillizza , September 28, 2009
Short Takes: Ready on Day One?, Chris Cillizza , September 22, 2009
 
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