GOP Ticket May Have Trickle-Down Effect

• By Lauren W. Whittington and Erin P. Billings
• Roll Call Staff
• Oct. 3, 2007, Midnight

Amid much discussion of the impact Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) could have on downballot Congressional races next year if she is the Democratic presidential nominee, a much quieter debate has begun among Republicans about the potential pros and cons of their presidential frontrunners when it comes to picking up House and Senate seats.