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Ten States Are Toss-Ups As Rasmussen Reports Launches Senate Balance of Power Rankings
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 06, 2010 09:55pm |
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| Author | Scott Rasmussen |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 7, 2010 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power projections show that Democrats can probably count on having at least 49 Senate seats after Election Day, while Republicans will hold a minimum of 41. In play, however, are 10 Toss-Up races that are likely to be the major storyline of Election 2010.
With two months of summer left before the fall campaign season begins in earnest, Rasmussen Reports polling shows that Republicans are poised to pick up Democratic-held Senate seats in four states—Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana and North Dakota. Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln is the only incumbent senator currently projected to lose a seat. The other three are open-seat races following retirements by Democratic incumbents.
At the moment, outside of the Toss-Up states, no Republican-held seats appear headed for the Democratic column.
Six of the 10 Toss-up states are currently Democratic seats, while four are held by the GOP.
Among the six Democratic seats in the Toss-Up category, three are open seat races (Colorado, Illinois and Pennsylvania), and the Republicans have a slight edge in the most recent polling for each of those seats. As for Democratic incumbents in the Toss-Up category, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada finds himself trailing in the latest polling; Patty Murray of Washington is tied, and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin holds a very slight edge over a little-known opponent.
Richard Burr of North Carolina is the only Republican incumbent in the Toss-Up category. He has led the race for most of the year but now finds himself tied with the winner of a Democratic primary runoff. Other Republican seats in play at the moment are in Florida, Missouri and Ohio. In Florida, Republican Marco Rubio is tied with former Republican Charlie Crist. The GOP candidates have slight leads in Missouri and Ohio." |
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