Alright, kiddies, it is time to lay 'em down. Any genius can get the buzz the day of the election and get their predictions (kinda, sorta) right.
It takes a real crystal ball and a real prognosticator to get it right on the day before!!
So, let's have them: predictions for the following race: CT-Senate Dems, CT-Governor Dems, GA-04 Dems Runoff, CO-07 Dems, and MI-07 Republican. Mine are below the fold.....
CT Senate--Because I have tickets to take my son to the LA Dodgers game tomorrow night, the fates will ensure that this race will take HOURS to call (long after we leave for the stadium). I'd LOVE a blowout...I'd LOVE it...but a three-term senator can put a lot of hands on deck. I am gonna call it...er...LAMONT 51, LIEBERMAN 49.
CT Governor--Malloy seems to have the momentum, but...like Lieberman...I think the clock might be running out on him. DISTEFANO 52, MALLOY 48.
GA-04 Runoff--Never underestimate an incumbent. That having been said, I think Johnson might be too many steps ahead of her. JOHNSON 53, MCKINNEY 47.
CO-07 Dems--The real winner here is O'Donnell, who is raising money hand over fist and is squirreling it away for whomever emerges from this battle. I am calling for Perlmutter, but it will be a little closer than the polls indicate, I suspect. PERLMUTTER 48, LAMM 42, RUBENSTEIN 10.
MI-07 GOP--Here is where the "angry Right" is taking out a moderate Congressman which has developed into a bridge between the two parties. This is a real test of the ability of the Republican Party to ignore its lunatic right fringe. I know this because I have seen countless news stories and columns about this race, drowning out every other race on this day. Haven't you?? OK, I interrupt this snark to make a prediction--there will be THREE incumbents getting shown the door tomorrow night. WALBERG 56, SCHWARZ 44.