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As far as the U.S. Senate goes- I think that in the end we'll wind up with 5, possibly 6 wins.
...Some things we won't hear wingnut pollster Scott Rasmussen say:
New Jersey~
Republicans "could" have done well in this one, but their nominee is PATHETIC!! A 3rd grader could debate better than Tom Kean!
He probably lost 3/4 of whatever supporters he had after his dismal attempt at debating Menendez (who was smooth, clear, confident, and beat the crap out of Kean) this past weekend.
Rhode Island~
Poor "Wittle Wincoln"
.. small gains in the D column- but hey, we'll take 'em!! (If Chafee doesn't wind up following his heart and switching parties, he may very well lose his seat to a Democrat in November)
Missouri~
If you just watched Hardball, you can see why they love Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill so much!!! And while Bush is hosting a fundraiser to try and bring in a million bucks for Jim Talent tonight, even Tweety on Hardball had to wonder what the hell they were thinking bringing Bush into Missouri right now.. He thinks Talent is unpopular enough on his own.. bring in Bush, and.. well..
Tennessee~
A statistical dead heat right now. Watch for the Big Dawg to really ramp it up for Harold Ford, Jr. right at the end. I predict Ford eeks out a win. Close, but still a win. The R-Thug in the lead, Corker is a Dorker.. This race will be CLOSE .. but I think Harold Ford, Jr. will take this one.
Montana~
Conrad Burns is toast. TOAST! Montanans love Montana-born, 3rd generation grain farmer, Jon Tester. He's President of the Montana State Senate and will soon be the Big Sky state's next U.S. Senator.
Pennsylvania~
Santorum is doing about as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins did this season.
(no offense to Penguins fans.. you're going to rock next season!
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This race is a no-brainer though! The doofus is out, Casey is in.
http://homepage.mac.com/jholbo/nutwork/images/Santorum,%20Rick.jpgOhio~
It would be nuts if DeWine honestly pulled out a win over Brown. I think if we weren't talking about the state who is still daring enough to manipulate elections, that Sherrod Brown would win hands down.
There's proof that Diebold is becoming more and more paranoid about the hole they're digging themselves into (they are buried in lawsuits and investigations).. And they've even gone so far as to side with the Democrats in Alaska with the upcoming lawsuit on the stolen U.S. Senate Election.
But we're talking about Ohio and that means Kenneth "We'll win anyway it takes" Blackwell has a hand in it.
I think Sherrod Brown will legally and morally win, but that DeWine will be handed a good old fashioned fraudulent win.
Aside from the states where we're not doing too shabby in, I predict we wind up with at least one major upset victory in a yet to be determined state.
I know what some DU'ers are thinking --->
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yeah, sure... Still.. I think we're going to be as rockin' and rollin' on election night 11/06 as we were the night we won the Governorship in Virginia.
You'll see.