WaPost: Key House Races Are Heating Up

[La_Serpiente]

Key House Races Are Heating Up

While the presidential race grabs the most attention, a number of candidates are raising large sums to fight for the relative handful of truly competitive seats in the 435-member House of Representatives.

Democrats, in the minority for a decade, would love to close the partisan gap in the House, where Republicans hold 228 seats to the Democrats' 205 (plus one vacancy and one liberal-leaning independent). Most outside analysts say the GOP is likely to stay in control.

"The Democrats may pick up two or three seats; the Republicans may pick up one seat," said Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report. "We're talking about no significant changes."

Democrats are heartened, however, by last week's victory in Kentucky's special election to fill the 6th District seat vacated by Republican Ernie Fletcher, the state's new governor. Former state attorney general Ben Chandler (D) defeated Alice Forgy Kerr (R), and Democrats hope to notch another special-election win June 1, when South Dakotans fill the seat vacated by William J. Janklow (R), who was convicted of felony manslaughter in a traffic accident.

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Key House Races Are Heating Up

[maddezmom]

1. thanks for the post

[oasis]

2. Kerry will have long coat tails.

[Florida_Geek]

3. Maybe not Kerry, but people could be

running from * coat tails

[oasis]

4. I believe you are correct sir.

[jburton]

5. Who would want * to campaign with them?

Other than ultra-safe Repug races, what Repug would want * or Uncle Dick to campaign for them?

After the Kentucky loss, help from * is the kiss of death for moderate Rethugs.