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PLUS - The 2006 Midterm Map of America
September 29th, 2006
Larry J. Sabato and David Wasserman, U.Va. Center for Politics
The drumbeat has become the daily background noise in most Beltway political circles, as pervasive as it is percussive. It echoes on today, just as it has for well over a month: in just 40 days and 40 nights, Democrats will wake up to find that they have emerged from four years in the [...]
This is a test, this is only a test
September 21st, 2006
Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics
A Glance Inside the Senate Crystal Ball
Republican Held Seats up for Election in 2006: 15 (out of 55 held)
Solid R (7)
Likely R (1)
Leans R (1)
Toss-up (4)
Leans D (2)
Likely D (0)
Solid D (0)
IN (Lugar)
AZ (Kyl)
VA (Allen)
MO (Talent)
MT (Burns)
ME (Snowe)
OH (DeWine)
PA (Santorum)
MS (Lott)
RI (Chafee)
NV (Ensign)
TN (OPEN)
TX (Hutchison)
UT [...]
PLUS - September 19 Primary Updates
September 21st, 2006
Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics
Recently I was in a taxi cab in San Antonio, Texas, and tossed out my favorite query for cabbies: “What’s the dumbest question you’ve ever been asked in your cab?” A lovely Latino lady who had been driving passengers for years said, “That’s easy. Just the other day a man asked me when we [...]
PLUS - New Crystal Ball HotRace Readings
September 15th, 2006
Larry J. Sabato and David Wasserman, U.Va. Center for Politics
Watch out, folks! As of Tuesday, party nomination contests are “primarily” over (save for three states), and what a primary season it has been. But the same emotion that has characterized the summer primary season–the most powerful emotion in politics–shows scant signs of ebbing as we enter the fall.
There’s a lot of [...]
PLUS - New Senate, House, and Governor Outlook Summary Charts
September 7th, 2006
Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics
The death of Nellie Connally a few days ago brought back an aching shock and a flood of unhappy memories for Americans about fifty years of age and older. The last survivor of the JFK assassination car in Dallas, Mrs. Connally was the final personified reminder of a day that will live in infamy, [...]
This is a test, this is only a test
September 6th, 2006
Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics
A Glance Inside the Senate Crystal Ball
Republican Held Seats up for Election in 2006: 15 (out of 55 held)
Solid R (7)
Likely R (1)
Leans R (2)
Toss-up (3)
Leans D (2)
Likely D (0)
Solid D (0)
IN (Lugar)
AZ (Kyl)
TN (OPEN)
MO (Talent)
MT (Burns)
ME (Snowe)
VA (Allen)
OH (DeWine)
PA (Santorum)
MS (Lott)
RI (Chafee)
NV (Ensign)
TX (Hutchison)
UT [...]
This is a test, this is only a test
September 6th, 2006
Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics
A Glance Inside the House Crystal Ball
Republican Held Seats in Play: 56 (176 Safe/Solid R)
Likely R (24)
Leans R (10)
Toss-up (18)
Leans D (4)
Likely D (0)
AZ-01 (Renzi)
AZ-05 (Hayworth)
AZ-08 (Kolbe)
CO-07 (OPEN)
CA-11 (Pombo)
CT-05 (Johnson)
CT-02 (Simmons)
IA-01 (OPEN)
CA-50 (Bilbray)
CO-04 (Musgrave)
CT-04 (Shays)
PA-06 (Gerlach)
FL-09 (OPEN)
NY-20 (Sweeney)
FL-22 (Shaw)
TX-22 (OPEN)
FL-13 (OPEN)
OH-01 (Chabot)
IL-06 (OPEN)
FL-16 (Foley)
OH-15 (Pryce)
IN-02 (Chocola)
ID-01 (OPEN)
PA-08 [...]
This is a test, this is only a test
September 6th, 2006
Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics
A Glance Inside the Governor Crystal Ball
Republican Held Seats up for Election in 2006: 22 (out of 28 held)
Solid R (5)
Likely R (5)
Leans R (6)
Toss-up (2)
Leans D (2)
Likely D (1)
Solid D (1)
CT (Rell)
AL (Riley)
AK (OPEN)
MA (OPEN)
CO (OPEN)
OH (OPEN)
NY (OPEN)
ID (OPEN)
GA (Perdue)
CA (Schwarzenegger)
MD (Ehrlich)
AR (OPEN)
NE (Heineman)
HI [...]