THE FRIDAY LINES
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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Friday Line: Ranking Republican leaders

The Republican Governors Association held its annual meeting earlier this week in Austin, Texas, a gathering where -- for the first time in recent memory -- the GOP had something to celebrate: the twin victories of Govs.-elect Chris Christie (N.J.) and Bob McDonnell (Va.)

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 20, 2009; 1:14 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (111)
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Friday Senate Line: Depressed Democrats?

Two new Quinnipiac University polls released Thursday in Ohio and Connecticut provided sobering news for Senate Democrats.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 13, 2009; 11:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (96)
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The Friday Primary Line: Game off in CA (or not)

The recent decision by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to drop his candidacy for governor of California left only state Attorney General Jerry Brown in the race for the Democratic nod, knocking one of the Fix's top 10 primaries off of our Line.

By Chris Cillizza  |  November 6, 2009; 4:25 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (63)
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Friday House Line: A Republican wave?

With election day 2009 rapidly approaching, this is the last House Line limited to just 10 races. And, it couldn't come a moment too soon. The playing field for 2010 continues to expand as Republicans sense opportunity in the national atmospherics and Democrats look to stay on offense enough to build a bulwark against a possible wave.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 30, 2009; 11:07 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (43)
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Friday Line: Ranking Republican Leaders

Ten months into his first year as chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele is a figure of considerable debate within the GOP. In conversations with more than a dozen top Republican operatives about the most influential figures in their party, Steele was alternately cast as someone who has overperformed expectations at every turn and a leader who has done little to help the party.

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 23, 2009; 11:53 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (69)
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Friday Governors Line: What Will VA and NJ Mean?

Eighteen days out from the Nov. 3 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, both parties' expectation-setting machines have gone into high gear. Republicans argue that both states went for President Barack Obama last fall and the fact that they are competitive in each is a sign of his faltering appeal among the electorate. Democrats respond that no president's party has won even one of the two state's governorships since 1985 when Gov. Tom Kean (R) won a second term during the presidency of Ronald Reagan (R). (That same year Democratic Gov. Jerry Baliles was elected in Virginia.)

By Chris Cillizza  |  October 16, 2009; 12:52 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (120)
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Friday Senate Line: The 2010 Landscape, Chris Cillizza , November 14, 2008
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The FINAL House Line: The Top 50!, Chris Cillizza , October 31, 2008
The FINAL Senate Line: The Fix Predicts, Chris Cillizza , October 31, 2008
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The Friday Line: The Best Speeches, Chris Cillizza , September 5, 2008
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Friday House Line: Jetting to Denver Edition, Chris Cillizza , August 22, 2008
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Veepstakes Line: It's Now or Never?, Chris Cillizza , July 25, 2008
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The Line on Running Mates, Chris Cillizza , February 1, 2008
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The Line: Conventional 'Wisdom'?, Chris Cillizza , January 11, 2008
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The Line: High Stakes in 2010 Govs Races, Chris Cillizza , November 9, 2007
The Line: Casting Doubts on Clinton's Inevitability?, Chris Cillizza , November 2, 2007
The Line: Open-Seat Advantage for House Dems?, Chris Cillizza , October 26, 2007
The Governor's Line: All Eyes on Louisiana, Chris Cillizza , October 12, 2007
The Line: Retirement Headaches for House GOP, Chris Cillizza , October 5, 2007
The Line: A Tale of Two Nomination Fights, Chris Cillizza , September 28, 2007
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The Line: Ranking the House Races (and FixCam), Chris Cillizza , September 7, 2007
Friday Presidential Line: No Rest for the Weary, Chris Cillizza , August 24, 2007
The Line: Where Are the GOP Senate Candidates?, Chris Cillizza , August 17, 2007
Friday Line: Two Hot Governors Races in 2007, Chris Cillizza , August 10, 2007
The Friday Line: Top 2008 Recruits, Chris Cillizza , August 3, 2007
The Line: Debate Provides '08 Wake-up Call, Chris Cillizza , July 27, 2007
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The Line: Senate Map Is Messy for GOP, Chris Cillizza , June 15, 2007
The Line: Battle for House Taking Shape, Chris Cillizza , June 1, 2007
The Line: Rays of Hope for Senate Republicans?, Chris Cillizza , May 18, 2007
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The Line: Vulnerable '08 House Seats, Chris Cillizza , February 2, 2007
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