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From the House Race Hotline for Monday, Oct. 20, 2008
It seems like it was only yesterday (actually it was at a 10/16 debate) when Michele Bachmann (R-MN 06) said she'd embrace Barack Obama. But after her MSNBC comments 10/17, she's now given GOPers yet another reason to worry.
-- Bachmann is in full damage control, and has appeared on several local TV stations to soften some of the criticism. But the damage may already be done. Ex-MN Trans. Sec. Elwyn Tinklenberg (D) has raised over $700K off the comments (more than he raised in the entire 3rdQ) in just the past two days. And her comments also fit into the narrative that Tinklenberg's been preaching: Bachmann's too divisive and she's more concerned about her nat'l profile than the CD.
-- Tinklenberg was always going to give Bachmann some trouble, but Bachmann had the upper hand heading into election day. That now appears in much doubt. But she's not the only GOPer who finds his or her seat in jeopardy. The Club for Growth came out with three new endorsements today: Bachmann, John Shadegg (R-AZ 03) and Scott Garrett (R-NJ 05). When the Club, who normally likes to just play in GOP primaries, endorses an incumbent, you know GOPers are worried.
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10/20/2008 Frontpage
Open Seats
- 1 ALABAMA 02 (R/MONTGOMERY -- EVERETT): Sore Loserwoman
- 2 CALIFORNIA 04 (R/ROSEVILLE -- DOOLITTLE): A Real Go-Getter
- 3 ILLINOIS 11 (R/JOLIET -- WELLER): Oh -- Zing!
- 4 KENTUCKY 02 (R/BOWLING GREEN -- LEWIS): I'd Rather Be Bowling
- 5 LOUISIANA 04 (R/SHREVEPORT -- MCCRERY): Does Any Caucus Get More Grief Than The CBC?
- 6 MAINE 01 (D/PORTLAND -- ALLEN): Chell Be Good
- 7 MARYLAND 01 (R/SALISBURY -- KRATOVIL): It's Been Too Long Since We've Said 'Macaca'
- 8 MINNESOTA 03 (R/BLOOMINGTON -- RAMSTAD): Down And Dirty
- 9 MISSOURI 09 (R/COLUMBIA -- HULSHOF): It Doesn't Get Much Tougher Than This
- 10 NEW JERSEY 03 (R/CHERRY HILL -- SAXTON): Is This As Confusing To You As It Is To Us?
- 11 NEW JERSEY 07 (R/SUMMIT -- FERGUSON): Ever Hear Of GoToMeeting?
- 12 NEW YORK 25 (R/SYRACUSE -- WALSH): He's Been There, Done That
- 13 NEW YORK 26 (R/ROCHESTER -- REYNOLDS): Staying True To Its Name
- 14 OREGON 05 (D/SALEM -- HOOLEY): Beavers For Schrader
- 15 VIRGINIA 11 (R/FAIRFAX -- DAVIS): The Prisoner's Dilemma
- 16 WYOMING AL (R/CHEYENNE -- CUBIN): One Is The Loneliest Number
Freshmen
- 17 ARIZONA 05 (R/SCOTTSDALE -- MITCHELL): Lookin' Good
- 18 ARIZONA 08 (D/TUCSON -- GIFFORDS): The Gift Of Gab
- 19 CALIFORNIA 11 (D/STOCKTON -- MCNERNEY): A Lodi Off His Mind
- 20 FLORIDA 13 (R/SARASOTA -- BUCHANAN): Vern, Baby, Vern
- 21 FLORIDA 16 (D/PORT CHARLOTTE -- MAHONEY): Don't Get Hung Up In The Numbers
- 22 IDAHO 01 (R/LEWISTON -- SALI): All They Do In The Entertainment Committee Is Watch Movies, Anyway
- 23 INDIANA 02 (D/SOUTH BEND -- DONNELLY): He's Our Star
- 24 INDIANA 09 (D/BLOOMINGTON -- HILL): Look Behind You
- 25 MINNESOTA 06 (R/ST. CLOUD -- BACHMANN): The Tinkle Becomes A Floodgate
- 26 NEVADA 02 (R/RENO -- HELLER): See, He Ain't So Bad
- 27 NEW HAMPSHIRE 02 (D/CONCORD -- HODES): Don't Take That Tone With Me
- 28 PENNSYLVANIA 10 (D/WILLIAMSPORT -- CARNEY): The Old He'll "Raise Your Taxes" Trick
- 29 TEXAS 23 (D/SAN ANTONIO -- RODRIGUEZ): Proceed Down The Lyle
Veterans to Watch
- 30 ALASKA-AT-LARGE (R/ANCHORAGE -- YOUNG): Berk's Delta
- 31 ARIZONA 03 (R/PHOENIX -- SHADEGG): Lord Casts His Fury
- 32 CALIFORNIA 50 (R/SAN DIEGO -- BILBRAY): Fifty Calls
- 33 COLORADO 04 (R/GREELEY -- MUSGRAVE): Party's Over (The Line)
- 34 CONNECTICUT 04 (R/STAMFORD -- SHAYS): And On The Seventh Day...They Debated. Again
- 35 FLORIDA 24 (R/ORLANDO -- FEENEY): A Softer Feeney? Flowers?
- 36 ILLINOIS 10 (R/DEERFIELD -- KIRK): Everybody's A Maverick
- 37 KANSAS 03 (D/KANSAS CITY -- MOORE): Much Wants Moore
- 38 MICHIGAN 09 (R/PONTIAC -- KNOLLENBERG): Joe Is Nice, But Gary's Better
- 39 MISSOURI 06 (R/ST. JOSEPH -- GRAVES): Barnes' Deal Wasn't Noble
- 40 NEVADA 03 (R/HENDERSON -- PORTER): To The Right, To The Right
- 41 NEW JERSEY 05 (R/PARAMUS -- GARRETT): Their First Chance To Attack In Person
- 42 NEW YORK 29 (R/CORNING -- KUHL): Feeling Kind Of Randy
- 43 OHIO 02 (R/BATAVIA -- SCHMIDT): Don't Let The Rumors Die
- 44 PENNSYLVANIA 03 (R/ERIE -- ENGLISH): Rudy Has An Erie Feeling
- 45 PENNSYLVANIA 15 (R/BETHLEHEM -- DENT): We're For Charlie, Dents And All
- 46 VIRGINIA 02 (R/VIRGINIA BEACH -- DRAKE): Take Five
- 47 WASHINGTON 08 (R/BELLEVUE -- REICHERT): We're Positive Dave's Negative
Other Updates
- 48 MONTANA AT-LARGE (R -- REHBERG): At Large And In Charge
- 49 NEW JERSEY 01 (D/CAMDEN -- ANDREWS): This'll Learn You Not To Forsake Us Again