Comments on: Senate: New Jersey follies, Colorado ethics and Louisiana poll http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/04/13/senate-new-jersey-follies-colorado-ethics-and-louisiana-poll/ Obsessive political analysis Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: C.S.Strowbridge http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/04/13/senate-new-jersey-follies-colorado-ethics-and-louisiana-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-957 C.S.Strowbridge Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/senate-new-jersey-follies-colorado-ethics-and-louisiana-poll/#comment-957 Reading the New Jersey story the word dysfunctional popped into my mind.<br/><br/>As for Louisiana, I would rank that state below Virginia, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Colorado, Minnesota, Alaska, Oregon, Maine, and possibly Mississippi and Nebraska in terms of take over possibility. Reading the New Jersey story the word dysfunctional popped into my mind.

As for Louisiana, I would rank that state below Virginia, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Colorado, Minnesota, Alaska, Oregon, Maine, and possibly Mississippi and Nebraska in terms of take over possibility.

]]> By: dsimon http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/04/13/senate-new-jersey-follies-colorado-ethics-and-louisiana-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-956 dsimon Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/senate-new-jersey-follies-colorado-ethics-and-louisiana-poll/#comment-956 Though it's a ways to November, the Louisiana poll is interesting. Landrieu is the only Democratic incumbent senator that is considered vulnerable. If she's not knocked off, that means a pick-up of at least two Democratic seats with VA almost certain to flip and NH very likely. And that's before we get to other competitive races where Republican seats are at serious risk such as NM, CO, MN, and maybe ME on the horizon.<br/><br/>The GOP's problem is if they can't flip opposition seats, all they can do is the status quo or fall further behind. Democrats may not run the table with the competitive races in the Senate, but neither will they strike out, so some kind of increased majority looks highly likely. Though it’s a ways to November, the Louisiana poll is interesting. Landrieu is the only Democratic incumbent senator that is considered vulnerable. If she’s not knocked off, that means a pick-up of at least two Democratic seats with VA almost certain to flip and NH very likely. And that’s before we get to other competitive races where Republican seats are at serious risk such as NM, CO, MN, and maybe ME on the horizon.

The GOP’s problem is if they can’t flip opposition seats, all they can do is the status quo or fall further behind. Democrats may not run the table with the competitive races in the Senate, but neither will they strike out, so some kind of increased majority looks highly likely.

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