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A Day At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central — ... CQ has changed its ratings on four Republican-held Senate seats, and all four in the Dems' favor: Sen. Norm Coleman (MN) has gone from "Leans Republican" to "No Clear Favorite"; Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) has gone from "Republican Favored" to "Leans Republican"; Sen. Saxby Chambliss (GA) has gone from "Republican Favored" to "Leans Republican"; and the open seat of retiring GOP Sen. John Warner (VA) has gone from "Democrat Favored" to "Safe Democratic." ...

GA-Sen, MN-Sen (and others): CQ upgrades Dem chances
Daily Kos — Sweet words, indeed. This also is seen in the contests in Kentucky and Georgia, formerly rated Republican Favored, which are now in CQ Politics’ more competitive Leans Republican category. Signs that these races have heated up are likely to embolden Democratic activists, who would really love to beat the incumbents in each of those states. In Kentucky, that’s Mitch McConnell , both because many Democrats have labeled him as a legislative obstructionist in his role as the current Senate minority leader and because Democratic ...

Beyond Hypocrisy-- Meet Republican House Leader, John Boehner
DownWithTyranny! — ... Meanwhile, across Capitol Hill, in the real world, CQPolitics has reassessed Republican chances of holding onto 4 Senate seats in light of recent events. They declared the Virginia race virtually over (Safe Democratic) and downgraded the chances of 3 Bush rubber stamps, Norm Coleman (MN), Miss McConnell (KY) and ...

Filibuster-Proof Franken
The American Spectator — ... The Democrats' strategy is showing signs of success. Besides electing Barack Obama, they have set a lofty goal of achieving a so-called “filibuster majority” -- 60 Democrats total -- nine more than they have now—in the Senate. They hope Al Franken will be that 60th vote. Last week, CQ Politics changed its ratings on four tight Senate races held by Republicans. Based on staff reporting, CQ Politics said, Minnesota was changed from its earlier rating, “Leans Republican,” to “No Clear Favorite.” ...