From the Washington Post, via MSNBC:
WASHINGTON - Democrats in the past two weeks have significantly improved their chances of taking control of the Senate, according to polls and independent analysts, with the battle now focused intensely on three states in the Midwest and upper South: Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia.
Only last year, Senate Democratic Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) said it would take "a miracle" for his party to win control.
Pure test in Missouri
Strategists see Missouri as perhaps the purest test of whether Republicans can overcome a strong Democratic headwind this year because there are few state-related factors or scandals affecting the contest. Neither Sen. James M. Talent (R) nor the challenger, state auditor Claire McCaskill (D), has been able to gain a clear advantage, and strategists on both sides anticipate a photo finish.
If Talent loses, "it will be because of the environment," one senior GOP strategist said. "If Corker loses [in Tennessee], you can point to some big strategic mistakes."
1 comment:
I've been trying to recall the last time the media polls turned out to be correct. They were wrong on 04,02,00, and they were really smoked in 94. If my success rate was the same as the media's I would probably be screaming for a raise in the minimun wage too.
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