The 2008 senate elections thread - Page 5

indeed..

http://www.wcbd.com/midatlantic/cbd/...1-06-0023.html

Kennedy has an awesome web page. Kudos to Kennedy's graphic designer.

It looks really professional (Kennedy's), I've never seen it before.


I think the person who did Byrd's only bothered to use Paint.

http://byrd.senate.gov/

Glad to know he's addressing the most pressing issues for this country.

SurveyUSA released polls today in eight states where close Senate races are expected. All of these seats are currently held by Republicans, although the incumbents in Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia are retiring. Republicans are also retiring in Idaho and Nebraska, but those seats are safe for the GOP. Based on these very earlier results, the Democrats will pick up four seats in the Senate if they do not lose any of their own. But the only Democratic seat is serious trouble is Mary Landrieu's seat in Louisiana. At this point a net Democratic pickup of 3-4 seats looks likely, maybe more if there are additional retirements. In races where primaries will occur, the outcomes with the various major contenders are listed.


Colorado Mark Udall (D) 48% Bob Schaeffer (R) 41%

Maine Tom Allen (D) 38% Sussan Collins (R) 55%

Minnesota Al Franken (D) 45% Norm Coleman (R) 46%

Minnesota Mike Ciresi (D) 44% Norm Coleman (R) 44%

New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen (D) 53% John Sununu (R) 42%

New Mexico Martin Chavez (D) 48% Steve Pearce (R) 43%

New Mexico Martin Chavez (D) 48% Heather Wilson (R) 44%

New Mexico Don Wiviott (D) 32% Steve Pearce (R) 49%

New Mexico Don Wiviott (D) 38% Heather Wilson 47%

Oregon Jeff Merkley (D) 39% Gordon Smith (R) 48%

Virginia Mark Warner (D) 57% Jim Gilmore (R) 35%


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So i guess it's

Allard out - Udall in

Domenici out - Chavez in

Warner out - Warner (D) in

Sununu out - Shaheen in

so far.

Mark Warner on immigration.

seems like he will support a comprehensive immigration reform.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw_ijJ-8bNI

ok yeah but how many of these democrats support DREAM or CIR?? The Democrats picked up the majority after the 2006 elections (counting the 2 independents voting with Dems) yet there are about 6-8 freshmen democrats that consistently vote with the Republican hardliners on the immigration issue. This is a huge problem facing Reid, he can't get the freshmen democrats to vote in line with the leadership. Frankly, I'd rather have moderate republicans than conservative Democrats.

They picked up 6 seats and only 2 dem freshman vote against us.

Two more House Republicans are retiring -- James Saxton and Barbara Cubin -- bringing to 16 the number of
House GOP members departing after this Congress. Only three House
Democrats are leaving, two of whom are running for the Senate.