House Races to Target (Part VI: the plains and the mountains) (long analysis)
Yesterday, I posted the fifth in what will be a series of profiles of potentially vulnerable GOP seats. That diary included the Southern states and can be found here:...
View ArticleHouse Races to Target (Part VII: the southwest and the west coast) (long)
On Tuesday, I posted the sixth in a series of profiles of potentially vulnerable GOP seats. That diary included Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nevada. That diary can be found here:...
View ArticleHouse Races to Defend (district profiles) (Part I of IV--the Northeast plus...
I have been putting together a series of profiles of U.S. House of Representatives races to focus on in 2006. We currently hold 202 seats plus one independent who is a DIABN--a Dem in all but...
View ArticleHouse Races to Defend (Part II of IV) (the rest of the South except KY and TN)
I have been putting together a series of profiles of U.S. House of Representatives races to focus on in 2006. We currently hold 202 seats plus one independent who is a DIABN--a Dem in all but...
View ArticleThe 58 house races we must target [missing candidate addition]
I am 100% behind running a 50 State 435 Congressional race strategy. I however think the place start this is in winable districts. These 58 district all gave John Kerry 45% or better in 2004. We need...
View ArticleMI-11: Trupiano for Congress
Tony Trupiano, host of the Tony Trupiano Show on the Michigan Talk Radio network, has announced he will run in the 2006 election against Thaddeus McCotter for the 11th District seat. He has suspended...
View ArticleSay Goodnight, Chrissie: Farrell Outraises Shays in CT-04
Cross-posted to My Left Nutmeg Chris Shays (R-04) might want to start cleaning out his office and packing up his bags. His district voted 52%-46% for John Kerry in 2004, one of the most Democratic...
View ArticleBLOOD IN THE WATER--Dems Look Good in New FEC Numbers
Good lord!! Todays edition of the FEC filings for the 3rd quarter of the election cycle shows a number of Democratic challengers that already have their campaign machines humming nicely. In fact, the...
View ArticleHouse Seats to Defend (Part III of IV) (TN, KY, and the Midwest)
I have been putting together a series of profiles of U.S. House of Representatives races to focus on in 2006. We currently hold 202 seats plus one independent who is a DIABN--a Dem in all but...
View ArticleYou are more than just a piggybank.
When I look at the interactions that some campaigns have with the blogosphere, it seems they are looking for one thing and one thing only. Money. Now don't get me wrong, money is important in...
View ArticleHouse Races to Defend, Part IV of IV (the Plains and the West)
I have been putting together a series of profiles of U.S. House of Representatives races to focus on in 2006. We currently hold 202 seats plus one independent who is a DIABN--a Dem in all but...
View ArticleHouse Races to Target--Challenger Profiles
I have been writing a series of profiles giving the landscape in the House elections next year. What I did was use the partisan makeups of districts along with incumbent strength to generate lists of...
View ArticleHouse Challenger Profiles, Races #11-20
I have been writing a series of profiles giving the landscape in the House elections next year. What I did was use the partisan makeups of districts along with incumbent strength to generate lists of...
View ArticlePotentially bad move by Republican candidate for Colorado CD7.
Appearently, the Republican frontrunning candidate for Congressional District 7, Rick O'Donnell, will have a fundraiser, where Dick Cheney made an appearance. Considering how much trouble Cheney MIGHT...
View ArticleIN-08: Heartless vote comes back to haunt Republican
The Indiana 8th CD is known as the "bloody eight", and it produces some of the tightest races every single cycle. It's been held by Republican John Hostettler for a few cycles now, but a new sheriff is...
View ArticleIN-08: Mr Hypocrisy strikes
I blogged earlier how Republican Rep. John Hostettler, whose district was decimated by a massive tornado a few days ago, was one of the few to vote against Katrina reconstruction aid. Well, I didn't...
View ArticleGeorgia's new House Districts and what they mean for 2006
From 2003 until the middle of this year, Georgia's Congressional Districts stood out as abstract artwork. That's a generous way to describe them. I might risk some scorn, but the districts were an...
View ArticleAny Info from kossacks on Michigan's 11th Dist?
I came across a PDA (Progressive Democrats of America) endorsement for a candidate running for congress in '06 for Michigan's 11th District. His name is Tony Trupiano. From the limited information I...
View ArticleAttention:CT 5th CD Dems
Now that the municipal elections are over, it's time to set our sites on taking back the 5th congressional district seat from the corporate hack Nancy Johnson. We have a great opportunity in 2006 and a...
View ArticleState of the 2006 House Races (GOP Seats)
With the Dems' strong showings across the board yesterday (wins in both Gov. races, 1-2 seat gains in both the VA and NJ assemblies, the VA Atty Gen. race heading for a recount, and the resounding...
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