Patriot Room (Free subscription) | yesterday
NPR is wringing its hands . . . with good reason. Let's look at their list of Senate races and see how much good news is there for the Dems. Democratic leader Harry Reid is woefully unpopular in Nevada. Six Republicans are competing for the chance to topple him the way GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota did to then-Democratic leader Tom Daschle in 2004. RCP has both Republicans Lowden and Tarkanian...
fivethirtyeight (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The pace of Senate polling has slackened this month as pollsters have turned their attention to next Tuesday's elections as well as the continuing fight over health care. My attention, likewise, has been concentrated on those other areas. But for the sake of continuity, a very brief Senate rankings update is in order as the clock ticks down on October. I am changing the status of only three races;...
The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last week (and I also posted here ). I only have a comment on one item this week, by the way, and more or less an observation on another. House Homeland Security budget . Voting 307-114, the House approved the conference report on a $44.1 billion Department of...
Delaware Liberal (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
The so-called Dean of the Washington Press Corps turns his attentions to Delaware this AM, with a column that discusses his thoughts about the possible upcoming race between Mike Castle and Beau Biden for Senate. It is a rare thing for the Villagers to turn their attentions to us, and I suppose we should expect more of this in the coming months.
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
WASHINGTON -- A year from now, when we are in the final weeks of the midterm elections, voters across the country will likely be focused on a state that has rarely drawn attention from any but its own residents. Delaware, noted only for its gentlemanly politics, will probably be the site of one of the most hard-fought and headline-grabbing Senate races in America. Republican Rep. Mike Castle, who has...
A Plain Blog About Politics (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Republicans have made steady progress in 2010 Congressional races over the last couple of months. I haven't run a Cook number lately, but it's still lopsided in favor of Republicans. Of the twenty five most recent changes to Cook ratings, all but two are in the GOP's direction, and one of those, the Delaware At Large House district, is only moving to the Dems because of the major Republican recruiting...
Politico (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Joe Biden sounds confident that his son Beau Biden will launch a campaign for his old senate seat.
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The 2010 midterms are just around the corner (sort of). Here's what's happening: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will start airing TV ads in his home state tomorrow; Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) is outraising Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan in that state's Senate race; Rep. Mike Castle (D-DE) and Delaware Attorney general Beau Biden (D) are in a statistical dead heat for Vice President...
Real Clear Politics (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
A new poll from Daily Kos of the Delaware Senate landscape shows a tight race in the offing should Attorney General Beau Biden (D), as expected, face Rep. Mike Castle (R). General Election Matchup Castle 46 Biden 45 Undecided 9 This is the first poll taken since Castle announced his run. The nine-term Congressman and former Delaware governor leads among [...]
MyDD (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
A new Research 2000 poll of the Delaware Senate race shows Republican Congressman Mike Castle and Attorney General Beau Biden virtually tied: Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/12-14. Likely voters. MoE 4% (no trend lines) Beau Biden (D) 45 Mike Castle (R) 46 Well, it couldn't be any tighter than that in this marquee matchup. Castle easily leads other potential match ups (Castle 51 Kaufman 37, Castle...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Research 2000 for Daily Kos (8/12-14, likely voters): Beau Biden (D) : 45 Mike Castle (R) : 46 Undecided : 9 Ted Kaufman (D) : 37 Mike Castle (R) : 51 Undecided : 12 John Carney (D) : 41 Mike Castle (R) : 49 Undecided : 10 Chris Coons (D) : 39 Mike Castle (R) : 51 Undecided : 10 John Carney (D) : 44 Charlie Copeland (R) : 21 Undecided : 35 John Carney (D) : 45 Greg Lavelle (R) : 18 Undecided : 37...
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
A new DailyKos/Research 2000 poll in Delaware finds the potential match up between Rep. Mike Castle (R) and Attorney General Beau Biden (D) extremely close. Though Castle beats any other Democrat tested, he just barely edges Biden by one point, 46% to 45%. Key findings: While Castle has solid Republican support (82% to 9%), Biden gets less than three-quarters of Democrats (72% to 21%). Independents...
Horserace (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Son of Vice President Says He Is "Absolutely" Considering Bid to Win Father's Former Seat
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Confirming speculation , Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D) told ABC News that he's seriously considering running for the U.S. Senate seat his father once occupied. Said Biden: "I'm gonna, first things first, make sure I focus on my family, focus on my job. Look, am I considering it? Absolutely. Absolutely. But I'll be making a decision in due course."
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden's son, who has returned after serving a tour with the Army National Guard in Iraq, says he'll take his time to decide whether to seek his father's Senate seat. Interviewed on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday, Beau Biden said he's "absolutely" considering running for the seat Joseph Biden held before becoming vice president. But the...
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