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Democrats are also bracing for significant losses that could give the GOP its biggest majority in governors’ mansions since the 1994 election. The only silver lining for the party is that Democrats remain competitive in big states such as California and Florida and—to a much lesser extent—Texas.Heavy losses are especially likely across the industrial heartland. Often overlooked because of
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pulling its channels and, briefly, online content from subscribers in parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut early Saturday was the latest in a series of programming fee disputes that have led to blackouts of programs such as the Oscars. —Associated Press
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the keen interest in who will hold power in Congress next year, these gubernatorial races could have a significant impact on issues including redistricting, the implementation of the new health-care lawand the future leadership of the Republican Party. Two things appear to be happening as the sprint to Election Day begins. In blue states, where there has been a history of Democratic voting in recent presidential elections, Democratic fortunes have improved, if slightly. Overall, however, the number of competitiveHouse races continues to increase. The two best handicappers,
Charlie Cook and Stu Rothenberg, continue to add districts to their lists of competitive seats. Rothenberg this week raised the number of potential battlegrounds to an even 100, with 91 now held by the Democrats. Cook, who sawa
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potential tidal wave building earlier than many other political forecasters, pegs the number at 97, with 90 held by Democrats. Joe Gaylord, who for many
years has been the top political adviser to formerHouse speaker Newt Gingrich, predicted last week that Republicans will pick up between 59 and 63 seats—far more than the 39 they need to gain control of theHouse. That’s not to say he’s right, but two months before the 1994 landslide (and well before others were prepared to say so), Gaylord told Gingrich the GOP would pick up 52 seats, almost exactly the number that turned over that November. Also last week, NPR released
results of a poll of 96 competitive House districts (86 held by Democrats) conducted by Democrat Stan Greenberg and Republican Glen Bolger. Two findings were of note. First, in 53 of the most competitive districts now held by Democrats, Republicans are ahead, although narrowly. At the same time, Bolger and Greenberg noted, Democrats have gained some ground in those districts since a similar poll in June. Bolger said in his analysis that
the results are mostly good news for Republicans, but with qualifiers.He pointed out that independents may not support Republicans by the overwhelming margins that were seen, for example, in the Virginia andNewJersey gubernatorial races last year.He said that means Republicans will have to count on turning out their core supporters even more than they may have anticipated. Although significant
Republican gains are considered likely in the Senate, control of that chamber probably will come down to the outcome of contests in such states asNevada, Illinois, Colorado,West Virginia, California andWashington. Of those, California and
Washington, two strongly blue states, may be the most difficult for Republicans to capture, though they are not yet safely in the Democrats’ column. That’s one reason President Obama will be campaigning there next week as he seeks to build a firewall for the Senate. Nevada, where Senate
Majority LeaderHarry Reid faces Republican Sharron Angle, the tea party candidate who raised an astounding $14 million in the past quarter, is too close for anyone to call. The turnout battle could decide that contest. Illinois is a race to the bottom
between RepublicanMark Kirk and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias. Voters there may be holding their noses over their choice. Colorado tilts slightly to Republican Ken Buck over Democratic Sen.Michael Bennet but is still close.West Virginia is unexpectedly tight, despite the fact that the Democratic candidate, Gov. JoeManchin, is personally very popular. There the issue is notManchin, but Obama and his policies. Among Republican-held seats,
Kentucky remains competitive largely because of questions about GOP nominee Rand Paul, another tea party candidate. Many Republicans believe
they have given away Delaware because of the nomination of tea- party-backed Christine O’Donnell, who badly trails
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010 Surveying the landscape as the midterm sprint begins
Democrat Chris Coons.Had Rep. Michael Castle (R) been the nominee, Delaware would rate as a likely Republican pickup. Democrats see their prospects improving in some states with a history of backing Democratic presidential nominees. One is Connecticut. Democrats say another could be Pennsylvania, where Rep. Joe Sestak (D) has been running behind former congressman Pat Toomey (R). Democrats need two other
things to hold down their losses: a more effective economic message than they’ve delivered to date and a get-out-the-vote operation that rivals that of Obama’s two years ago.Neither is a certainty. Republicans lack the money
they once had for mobilizing their voters, but that may not be as costly this year because so many of their loyalists are itching to get to the polls. The final two weeks of the campaign will not be for the faint of heart. A torrent of money, much of it from outside groups whose donors are not disclosed, will rain down on states and congressional districts, disproportionately for Republican candidates. The money will underwrite a barrage of ads, almost all of them wholly negative and highly personal. The president has made an
issue of the outside money, although other Democrats question whether the White House strategy is as effective as it could be. Many individual Democratic
candidates are holding their own against their Republican counterparts in money raised and spent—although some GOP challengers had strong third- quarter fundraising. But the outside money has caused a huge disparity overall and is likely to grow more significant in the final weeks. That is just one of many
reasons Democrats begin the final weeks so much on the defensive.
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BASE jumpers with parachutes designed for rapid deployment, leap off theNewRiverGorge Bridge in Fayetteville,W.Va. at the 31st annual Bridge Day. BASE stands for Building, Antenna, Span and Earth.
tude of more than 1,000 feet Saturday in central Arizona, rip- ping the balloon open and caus- ing both aircraft to fall quickly to earth, authorities said. The collision occurred during
an airport open house in Cotton- wood, about 100 miles north of Phoenix. The balloon landed in a
nearby parking lot. Two of the three people on-
board the balloonwere taken to a hospitalwithinjuries thatdidnot appear to be life-threatening, po- lice said.Another balloonpassen- ger and the pilot of the paraglider appeared to be uninjured. —Associated Press
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itel, 47, told the Grand Rapids Press for a story Saturday that, though he has flown more than 500,000 miles to give speeches, he missed a speech last month because of the Sept. 23 incident at Palm Beach International Air- port. A spokeswoman for the airline
said the crew was following com- pany policy. U.S. Airways’ Web site says people can’t fly alone if they wouldn’t be able to help themselves or others in an emer- gency. Tuitel said he will meet with
U.S. Airways employees in com- ingweeks to discuss his concerns with the policy.
—Associated Press
Canadian sentenced in smug- gling ring:AVancouver,B.C.,man will serve 30 months in a U.S. prison for leading a snowshoe smuggling ring that tried to bring marijuana intoWashington state on treacherous mountain trails. Richard Bafaro, 45, tearfully apologized in court Friday, saying he had been forced to pay $70,000 to drug suppliers after he lost a load ofmarijuana in the wilderness, which led him to smugglemoremarijuana. —Associated Press
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