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Things arent looking good right now
Kyl (R) 53% Pederson (D) 34% on aug 2 rasmussen report
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006...zonaSenate.htm
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Not the greatest news, obviously. However, yesterday the Cook Report updated its
Senate Race Ratings and showed Kyl to be only a "lean favorite." We still have the debates and final spending blitz to go, and considering the overall public dissatisfaction with the current Congress and the Republican Party in general I wouldn't close the book on Pederson quite yet.
There was an article on the Cook Report (
www.cookpolitical.com) a few months back comparing the current political climate to that of the "Republican Revolution" in 1992. In '92 the public was very sour on Democrats, and in turn many Republican congressional candidates won races in which they were not favored by the polls. Now, public opinion has swayed against the Republicans, which could signal that many Democratic candidates who are not currently favored (like Pederson) will win elections the polls suggest they should not win.