The Friday Line: House Playing Field Expands for Dems

[Coexist]

The Fix is making some predictions here - any locals care to comment. If you link to the article, there is a breakdown on the players in each district.

When the 2006 cycle started, talk of a Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives was dismissed by most political professionals. With Republicans sitting on a 15-seat majority, there simply didn't appear to be enough seats that would be truly competitive in November 2006 to warrant legitimate talk of a change in control

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With that in mind, let's look at the 20 most competitive House races in this year's midterm elections. Remember: The top-ranked race is the most likely to flip. Critiques and kudos are welcome in the comments section below.

20. Georgia's 8th District
19. West Virginia's 1st District
18. California's 50th District
17. North Carolina's 11th District
16. Illinois's 8th District
15. New York's 24th District
14. Iowa's 3rd District
13. Connecticut's 4th District
12. Kentucky's 4th District
11. Indiana's 8th District
10. Ohio's 6th District
9. New Mexico's 1st District
8. Florida's 22nd District
7. Indiana's 9th District
6. Connecticut's 2nd District
5. Pennsylvania's 6th District
4. Ohio's 18th District
3. Arizona's 8th District
2. Iowa's 1st District
1. Colorado's 7th District

[MasonJar]

1. I am not sure about Kentucky's 4th, but the Democrats have a

strong candidate for the 3rd in Jefferson County (Louisville.) Anne Northrup, the Bush rubber stamper supreme, almost got beat in 2002. This time the dems main problem may be that he is quite liberal, which suits some sections and not others. But John Yarmuth is quite well-known and many are really fed up with Anne and W. He also has big bucks personally.