Five House Races to Watch
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 8th, 2008 4:42 am by HL
Five House Races to Watch
In a must-read piece, CQ Politics examines the five most vulnerable House seats — all of which are currently held by Republicans.
- NY-13, in which Rep. Vito J. Fossella (R-NY) was forced to quit his re-election bid after admitting he had a daughter from an ongoing extramarital affair.
- IL-11, where Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) is retiring — and the GOP candidate nominated in the primary dropped out of the race a couple of weeks later.
- AZ-1, where Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) announced his retirement not long before he was indicted on pending federal corruption charges.
- VA-11, where popular Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-VA) is retiring, and the GOP’s nominee to succeed him, a well-funded newcomer who pledges a vigorous campaign, nonetheless faces a very well-known local Democratic officeholder with a track record of electoral success.
- NY-25, where Rep. James T. Walsh (R-NY) is retiring; the Democrat who almost unseated him in 2006 never stopped running; and Republicans had recruiting problems that typified the struggles they have faced in many of their trouble races this year.
For more, see Races to Watch and the Balance of Power Scorecard.
Romney Seen as Best Fit for McCain
Bloomberg says the prerequisites for Sen. John McCain’s running mate are clear: “a Washington outsider with solid economic credentials who isn’t associated with President George W. Bush, can fill the vice-presidential attack-dog role, help win Western and Midwestern states and cut into Democrat Barack Obama’s fundraising advantage.”
“One candidate fits the bill: former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.”