A Day At The Congressional Races

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Here's today's run-down of the Congressional races:Dems Throw Over $12 Million Into House Races The DCCC launched a massive financial assault on the Republicans yesterday, with over $12.6 million in spending for over 50 races in the latest set of FEC filings. The single biggest expenditure was $643,000 against Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV). Six-figure amounts were spent on an astonishing 40 House races. By contrast, the NRCC only spent $1.07 million in the latest filings.Poll: Murtha Now In Tight Race A new Susquehanna poll shows that Jack Murtha could be in trouble in his usually-safe seat in the wake of his public comments about his constituents being racist rednecks. The numbers: Murtha 46%, retired Army Lt. Col. Bill Russell (R) 41%, with a ±4.9% margin of error. DSCC Pulls Out Of Colorado, Expecting Victory The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is pulling out of the Colorado Senate race, where Dem candidate Mark Udall has led Republican nominee Bob Schaffer in all the recent polls. The national party is pulling out because they're confident that they're going to win, and are focusing resources elsewhere.Musgrave Campaign: The NRCC Pulled Out Because We're Winning! The campaign of Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), who has trailed Democratic challenger Betsy Markey in all the recent public polls, declared that the decision by the NRCC to pull out of the race was in fact a vote of confidence. "This is a clear indication the NRCC believes Marilyn is in s strong position to close this race out with a victory in November," said campaign manager Jason Thielman.Poll: Franken Up By Six Points In Minnesota The new University of Wisconsin poll gives Al Franken the lead in the Minnesota Senate race. The numbers: Franken 40%, Sen. Norm Coleman (R) 34%, Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley 15%, with a ±4.2% margin of error. A month ago, Coleman had a 43%-39% lead over Franken in a two-way race.Poll: Dems On Track To Win Illinois House Seat A new SurveyUSA poll shows Democrats way ahead in...
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Here's today's run-down of the Congressional races: Dems Throw Over $12 Million Into House Races The DCCC launched a massive financial assault on the Republicans yesterday, with over $12.6 million in spending for over 50 races in the latest set of FEC filings. The single biggest expenditure was $643,000 against Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV). Six-figure amounts were spent on an astonishing 40 House races. By contrast, the NRCC only spent $1.07 million in the latest filings. Poll: Murtha Now In Tight Race A new Susquehanna poll shows that Jack Murtha could be in trouble in his usually-safe seat in the wake of his public comments about his constituents being racist rednecks. The numbers: Murtha 46%, retired Army Lt. Col. Bill Russell (R) 41%, with a ±4.9% margin of error. DSCC Pulls Out Of Colorado, Expecting Victory The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is pulling out of the Colorado Senate race, where Dem candidate Mark Udall has led Republican nominee Bob Schaffer in all the recent polls. The national party is pulling out because they're confident that they're going to win, and are focusing resources elsewhere. Musgrave Campaign: The NRCC Pulled Out Because We're Winning! The campaign of Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), who has trailed Democratic challenger Betsy Markey in all the recent public polls, declared that the decision by the NRCC to pull out of the race was in fact a vote of confidence. "This is a clear indication the NRCC believes Marilyn is in s strong position to close this race out with a victory in November," said campaign manager Jason Thielman. Poll: Franken Up By Six Points In Minnesota The new University of Wisconsin poll gives Al Franken the lead in the Minnesota Senate race. The numbers: Franken 40%, Sen. Norm Coleman (R) 34%, Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley 15%, with a ±4.2% margin of error. A month ago, Coleman had a 43%-39% lead over Franken in a two-way race. Poll: Dems On Track To Win Illinois House Seat A new Surv
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