Inside Elections

2010 House Ratings (November 1, 2010)

November 1, 2010 · 8:54 PM EDT

Washington Senate moved to Pure Toss-Up

November 1, 2010 · 1:50 PM EDT

The latest public polls in Washington confirm that the race between Sen. Patty Murray (D) and GOP nominee Dino Rossi is virtually even. It looked like Murray had a narrow advantage as recently as late last week but that edge appears to have evaporated. With the expected close result and the high…

2010 Senate Ratings (November 1, 2010)

November 1, 2010 · 1:45 PM EDT

Alaska Senate moved from Safe to Republican Favored

October 31, 2010 · 2:25 PM EDT

Even after losing the GOP primary, Sen. Lisa Murkowski appears to have the advantage in the race. But if there are complications with her write-in candidacy, there is a narrow chance that Democrat Scott McAdams could win the seat.

McAdams wouldn’t have a shot in a two-way race, but he could…

2010 Senate Ratings (October 31, 2010)

October 31, 2010 · 2:19 PM EDT

Even in Wave Elections, Some Races Break the Other Way

by Nathan L. Gonzales October 31, 2010 · 9:00 AM EDT

Republicans who are privately hopeful that the party can beat conventional wisdom on Tuesday and net the 10 seats needed to take the Senate majority might want to talk to Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker.

The first-term Republican isn’t vulnerable; he isn’t even up for re-election for another two…

Big Gulf Between Parties on Spending Strategies

by Stuart Rothenberg October 30, 2010 · 9:00 AM EDT

Election Day is still five days off, but already Republican strategists are whispering that they outmaneuvered their Democratic counterparts.

The National Republican Congressional Committee and certain other GOP-allied groups adopted a reasonable but risky strategy, which proved effective.…

2010 Senate Overview (October 28, 2010)

October 28, 2010 · 11:45 PM EDT

Republicans are still poised to gain 6-8 seats, though a huge GOP wave could yield one or two more. On the other hand, with a few breaks, Democrats could keep their losses down to 4 or 5 seats, which they’d no doubt argue was a moral victory. Significant Republican gains, however, are now…

2010 Senate Ratings (October 28, 2010)

October 28, 2010 · 11:44 PM EDT

2010 House Overview (October 28, 2010)

October 28, 2010 · 11:43 PM EDT

More than a few Democratic veterans of the political wars are now talking about their party suffering extraordinary losses of at least 60 seats. The problem that both they and we see is that dozens of Democratic incumbents are sitting under 50% in ballot tests (and often in the mid-40s), even…