Republican Senate

In the latest failure by NRSC head Elizabeth Dole, former West Virginia University basketball coach Gale Catlett announced on Friday that he will not challenge Sen. Robert KKK Byrd next year. The announcement leaves the 88 year old Senator just one remaining viable foe in his eighth reelection bid, death. Those who have seen him […]

Early in the game, it looked like it could be one of those Navy-Notre Dame games, the kind that made Lou Holtz say at every opportunity, “That Navy game scares the hell out of me.” The Irish opened up with a 68 yard touchdown drive, but Navy responded. They drove 69 yards in 7:38, tying […]

This week, two primary challengers, one potential one actual, ended any talk of their candidacies. In Utah, state Rep. Steve Urquhart abandoned his short-lived bid to take out Sen. Orrin Hatch, a frequent thorn in the side of conservatives. Urquhart planned to run a different type of campaign, focusing on volunteer efforts to get his […]

In light of the Kaine win in the Virginia gubernatorial election, Sen. Chuck Schumer is now saying that he will “look ‘very carefully’“at a challenge to Sen. George Allen. Unfortunately for Schumer, the only Democrat who had any chance of defeating Allen already declined to run, rightly recognizing the fact that, even for him, it […]

Over at NRO, John Miller summarizes the competitive 2006 Senate races. So I’ll take the opportunity to do likewise.
Safe Dem (11)
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Massachusetts
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia - If Gale Catlett enters and Byrd continues deteriorating publicly, this could get interesting. If not, KKK stays put.
Wisconsin
Likely Dem (4)
Florida - Rep. Harris’s primary asset was supposed to be […]

Sen. Jon Corzine’s thumping of Doug Forrester has put the New Jersey Senate race in play. Corzine now has the opportunity to choose his successor, something that must not be taken lightly. Many think that Corzine has his eyes on the Presidency, and this opportunity will prove a double-edged sword. He can reach out to […]

Pretty well outside of the Buckeye state, though I did underestimate the support of third-party candidates:
New Jersey Governor
Prediction: 52-48 Corzine
Result: 53-43 Corzine
Virginia Governor
Prediction: 51-48 Kaine
Result: 52-46 Kaine
California
Prop 73 (Parental Notification)
Prediction: 54-46 Yes
Result: TBD
Ohio
Props 1-5
Prediction: All 5 pass
Result: 1 passed; 2-5 failed
New York City
Prediction: 54-46 Bloomberg
Result: 58-39 Bloomberg

There’s good news for Maryland Lt. Gov Michael Steele. A Baltimore Sun poll shows Kweisi Mfume within 2 points of Rep. Ben Cardin in the Democrat Primary, trailing 30-28. The large number of undecideds is encouraging news for Mfume, whom some thought may have turned off too many voters with his racist tendencies. In spite […]

Obviously this blog is devoted primarily to the Senate, but since today is Election Day, some predictions are in order:
New Jersey
Corzine 52
Forrester 48
Virginia
Kaine 51
Kilgore 48
California
Proposition 73 (Parental Notification)
Yes 54
No 46
Proposition 77 (Election Reform)
Yes 42
No 58
Ohio
Propositions 1-5 pass
New York City
Bloomberg 54
Ferrer 46
Feel free to post your predictions in the Comments section.

Having repeatedly aggravated his base, Sen. Mike DeWine has once again opened the Pandora’s box he calls a mouth and backed off of his earlier statement that he would vote for the Byrd option should the Democrats mount a filibuster of Judge Alito. The most recent flip-flop comes after a Columbus Dispatch poll was taken […]