It's an election year, so why are Republicans bringing up an issue that they are so divided on? It's mystifying to me. |
It's as early as it's ever been. The battle for the hearts of this group is wide open ... They make up a third or more of the Republican primary vote. |
It's not likely, but I can see the math. |
Lott's re-election is something close to a sure thing, but if he had vacated his seat, the contest to replace him would have been very competitive, giving Democrats a boost in their efforts to pick up seats in November. |
Republicans have probably recruited their best Senate candidate in years. The problem is he has to run in [overwhelmingly Democratic] New Jersey. |
She wants to build a database of donors she could use in a presidential run, although I'm sure her campaign will deny that. |
So far, there's nothing to hang a rejection on. |
The bottom line is, Democrats will pick up seats. The question is how many. |
The Democrats are starting to draw blood and cause some pain for the Republicans. They are exerting their will. |
The Democrats have to sweep the competitive Republican races to take power, while holding all of their own. That's tough. |
The environment is not on his side. |
The fact is that Republicans have much more exposure to potential losses than do the Democrats in the Senate races. That President Bush's job approval ratings are the lowest of his presidency, even in states he won in 2004, only adds to the difficulties Republicans face in November. |
The joy of being a battleground state is that you get presidential hopefuls in 2006. |
The joy of being in congressional leadership and never having a competitive race is it lets you keep stuffing money in the bank. |
The problem with having a state as expensive as New Jersey in play is that it might divert resources from other races. National Democrats would prefer not to spend money in New Jersey. But they may have to if this race gets close. |