2010 Election Predictions – How we rank individual races Our calls on individual races are based on a composite of polls conducted over the last 28 days (we will compress this “look back period” once primary season has concluded) using the following criteria:
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In all likelihood, the Republicans will retake the House in November. There are those who will say they won’t get the 39 seats they’ll need to make John Boehner the Speaker of the House, but don’t believe them. The GOP is ahead by 10 points on the generic Congressional ballot at present, which is a [...]
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As this article is being written, Election Day is 14 weeks away. The predominant chatter among political pundits is not whether there will be Republican gains, but the extent of those gains, and whether those gains can produce a Republican wave large enough to enable them to retake the House, the Senate, or both houses of Congress [...]
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Celebrate the Legacy of Milton Friedman The Pelican Institute cordially invites you to celebrate the Friedman Legacy for Freedom on Friday, July 30, 2010 at: The Plimsoll Club at the Westin Canal Place Hotel, New Orleans 12:30 – 1:30 P.M. Special Guest Speaker: Chris John President, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association “The Path to [...]
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Due to the Rally For Economic Survival over in Lafayette, our posting tomorrow might be a little sporadic until the later part of the day.
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It’s July, and that means it’s time for our quarterly fundraising drive here at The Hayride. We apologize for putting the arm on our readers, but the time spent bringing you 6-10 updates per day on Louisiana and national politics means this isn’t just a hobby. The site has to be monetized one way or [...]
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UPDATE #5: Now Gov. Jindal has a statement out… “The ruling today to grant an immediate injunction on President Obama’s deepwater drilling moratorium is welcome news. We absolutely agree with the judge’s conclusion that the Administration’s six-month, or longer, shut down of deepwater drilling was ‘arbitrary and capricious.’ Not only does the moratorium threaten thousands [...]
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“Let’s face it – this has been the toughest year and a half since any year and a half since the 1930′s.” – Barack Obama
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With Richard Blumenthal’s collapse in Connecticut and with word leaking of Dino Rossi’s impending announcement that he will challenge Patty Murray for the U.S. Senate seat in Washington State, the GOP now has eleven clear takeover opportunities this fall. Winning ten of them would flip the U.S. Senate back to the GOP. The most recent [...]
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If you haven’t read Scott’s post below, do so first. The comments from Matt Welch that Scott links to are good, but what Zombie has to say about the importance of today’s event is truly stirring and significant. I’m not going to quote, because it’s brilliant and you should definitely read the whole thing. In case you [...]
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