Election Preview
House Overview:
One Year Out, Parties Prep for the Big Dance
November 2, 2009
After making substantial gains in the House in the past two election cycles, Democrats are in a defensive crouch as they prepare to defend their majority in the 2010 midterm elections, the first nationwide ballot box test of the Obama administration.
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Top 10 Most Vulnerable: Almost All Are Democratic Freshmen
November 2, 2009
There’s a conundrum in Roll Call’s list of the 10 House Members who appear the most vulnerable to defeat in their 2010 re-election contests. Nine of the 10 are Democrats. But that is because their party did so exceptionally well in the 2006 and 2008 elections.
Senate Picture Clouded by Primaries, Uncertainties
November 2, 2009
A year out from the 2010 midterm elections, the Senate battlefield is anything but easy to read. The landscape features a dozen close contests, around nine serious primary battles and the possibility that a few incumbents might not even make it to the general election.
• Filing Deadlines and Primary Dates by State
• Roll Call Casualty List: Who's Leaving Congress in 2010
• The Big Picture: Color-Coded Ratings for all 435 House Districts (PDF)
New England: Connecticut Senate Showdown Is Hottest Ticket in Town
November 2, 2009
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Mid-Atlantic: Republicans Hope to End the Bleeding Next Year
November 2, 2009
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
South: GOP Tries to Till New Soil in Once-Fertile Region
November 2, 2009
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
Midwest: Ohio, Illinois Open-Seat Senate Races Get Top Billing
November 2, 2009
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
Plains: Home to Full Range of Political Activity
November 2, 2009
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota
Southwest: GOP Looking to Recapture House Seats It Lost
November 2, 2009
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
Mountain: Markey, Minnick Among Most Vulnerable Frosh
November 2, 2009
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming
West: Veterans in Both Parties Find Themselves Targeted
November 2, 2009
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington
Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article
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