Okay, Looking Good
The Cook Political Report made ten rating changes – 8 toward Democrats and 2 toward Republican.
Today, we’re changing ratings in ten districts, including eight where Democrats’ position has improved. Democrats now have a clear advantage in 17 GOP-held seats and Republicans have an advantage in two Democratic-held seats. If the 30 Toss Ups were to break evenly between the parties (15 seats apiece), Democrats would score a net gain of 29 seats, six more than the 23 they need to retake the majority.
They have an interactive map to play with.
Does anybody know if they are doing this in senate races?
Ms. Juanita Jean Herownself this is what Cook is saying about the Senate races. Just to prove the pundits wrong, it is possible that North Dakota will stay with Senator Heitkamp with good possibilities for Beto, Jacky (NV) and Kyrsten(AZ). If what we saw at the polls yesterday is any indication, there’s cause for more than cautious optimism with the Senate. Donnie can rant and bray all he wants, but torqueing off women and minority voters was a bigly st00pid mistake. Here’s hoping our Native American friends take some major voting action for Heitkamp after the sordid attempt to disenfranchise them. As you said, it ain’t old white men camping out to vote.
https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings
1Six weeks ago Nancy Pelosi predicted a 50 seat majority. It will be interesting to see how close she was.
2I just hope the rush of early voters doesn’t prompt the Republicans to run out and vote too.
Of course I’ll vote, but frankly I might as well not, here at the northeast corner of the DC beltway. The GOP hasn’t even put up candidates here for state senator, two of three state delegate seats, county executive, state’s attorney, or county council. They’re running somebody against Steny Hoyer but I don’t know why. The only race that’s remotely doubtful is MD governor, and it looks like the GOP incumbent is going to be the first one in my lifetime to be re-elected; he’s anti-Trump and halfway sane and the state Dems fumbled it again. So I’ll go just to vote against him, and because the GOP doesn’t want me to vote at all, so GTFO, GOP.
3Rhea – glad to hear you DO intend to vote. If you need another reason (because there aren’t enough Rape-Public-Cons to vote against), consider that Maryland has at least two state-wide ballot measures this year. One to dedicate revenue from video lottery games for education funds and another to make it easier to vote by extending same-day registration. I understand there will also be some local ballot measures, obviously depending on where you actually live and vote.
Always a reason to vote – EVERY YEAR – twice a year, once for primaries (if you register as a party member and want a say in picking party candidates) and once in the general.
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