Candidate filing is sailing along with lots of states now having completed candidate filings and others with a full slate of Democratic House candidate long before filings close.
Below the fold for details and once again go and take a look at the 2008 Race Tracker Wiki.
***I have included Cook PVI numbers where possible after blogger requests to do so!***
Candidate filing is now almost complete and whilst we won't do as well as 2006 we still have candidates in at least 420 districts.
Below the fold for details and once again go and take a look at the 2008 Race Tracker Wiki.
***I have included Cook PVI numbers where possible after blogger requests to do so!***
Candidate filing is now complete and whilst we won't do as well as 2006 we still have candidates in 421 districts. Oh yeh and I am flying over from Australia in 10 days to spend the rest of the campaign volunteering for a house candidate!
Below the fold for details and once again go and take a look at the 2008 Race Tracker Wiki.
***I have included Cook PVI numbers where possible after blogger requests to do so!***
The Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island & Vermont) has been sharply trending towards the Democratic party for some years now. Increasingly at a State and Federal level Republicans are finding it harder to get elected in the Northeast, be they conservatives or moderates, particularly in statewide races. And this years election seems certain to thin out their ranks even further.
We now have 7/9 Governors, 14/18 Senators and 51/65 House Districts!
Below the line for a look at the 14 GOP held House Races in the Northeast in 2008.
We had a pretty good night on election night in the Northeast. We cleaned house. We nailed 1 GOP Senator, 6 House of Reps Districts, 1 State Senate and held on to all of the State Senates, State Houses, US House Reps and US Senators we had coming into this cycle.
That the Northeast is rapidly realigning towards team Blue is undeniable!
But the work my friends has merely begun. Forget the bunkum about us being irretrievably on defense in 2010 come below the fold to see who should be in our sights in 2010 as we stay on offense in the Northeast........
In less than 17 months the midterms will be upon us.
In 2006 we fielded candidates in 425 districts and in 2008 candidates in 421.
How will we go in 2010?
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the shiny new 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
Yesterday I took a look at our efforts to recruit House candidates for 2010. This time it is the Republicans.
Below the fold for all the details (and bring some eyewash) and hey go check out the shiny new 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
In less than 15 months the midterms will be upon us.
In 2006 we fielded candidates in 425 districts and in 2008 candidates in 421.
How will we go in 2010?
Since my last update intrepid Democrats have been confirmed in another 17 Districts.
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
Also keep an eye out for the great series on Democratic House Candidates by Adam T
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
Yesterday I took a look at our efforts to recruit House candidates for 2010. This time it is the Republicans.
Below the fold for all the details (and bring some eyewash) and hey go check out the shiny new 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
Also keep an eye out for the great series on Democratic House Candidates by Adam T
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
Filing closed on Monday in Illinois; the first state to do so in this cycle.
How many of Illinois's 19 Districts did we file candidates for?
Below the fold for all the juicy details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
But before you do rejoice in the following sentence: "Congratulations Congressman Owens!" How fantastic does it feel to say that?
In less than 15 months the midterms will be upon us.
In 2006 we fielded candidates in 425 districts and in 2008 candidates in 421.
How will we go in 2010?
Since my last update many more intrepid Democrats stepped up to run in Republican held Districts!
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
Also keep an eye out for the great series on Democratic House Candidates by Adam T
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
A week ago I took a look at our efforts to recruit House candidates for 2010. This time it is the Republicans.
Lots more Districts now have Republican candidates and they are getting wingnuttier all the time.
Below the fold for all the details (and bring some eyewash) and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
Also keep an eye out for the great series on Democratic House Candidates by Adam T
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
Candidate filing closes in just over a week, on January 4th.
How are the parties going vis a vis recruiting candidates to run in all 32 House Districts?
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
That the Northeast has been trending blue in recent cycles is self evidently true. Will it continue in 2010?
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
(Cross posted at Daily Kos, MyDD and Open Left)
With the midterms only 10 months away it is time now to cast our eyes over the biggest state in the country - California.
How will we fare in 2010?
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
(Cross posted at Daily Kos, MyDD and Open Left)
Texas candidate filing has now closed.
How are the parties going vis-a-vis recruiting candidates to run in all 32 House Districts?
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
(Cross posted at Swing State Project, MyDD and Open Left)
Texas candidate filing has now closed.
As you may already be aware there are a number of uncontested Republican Congresscritters.
And that sucks - big time.
Below the fold to see exactly what you (if you live in Texas) can do about it.
(Cross posted here, there and everywhere)
Now that the dust has settled on the Massachusetts Senate Special (ugh) it is time to turn our minds back to candidate filing.
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
Whilst the Massachusetts Senate Special and a series of dodgy house polls have Democrats convinced that the November midterms will be apocalyptic; the fact is that a number of Republican held House districts are in fact vulnerable to a takeover from Democratic challengers.
How many?
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
With candidate filing now closed in 28 states (as per the SSP election calender)it is time to pause, take a deep breath, and have a look at how both parties are traveling vis a vis candidate recruitment for the House of Representatives.
Below the fold for all the details and hey go check out the 2010 Race Tracker Wiki over at Open Congress for all your House, Senate and Gubernatorial needs.
