At the moment, the polling numbers show the Democrats holding 57 seats in the new Senate. But as we know, Republicans are like sheep and almost always blindly vote together (recall 1993 when Bill Clinton took office and Democrats held both houses).
That also means that 43 is too many seats to give to Republicans who will filibuster just about Obama agenda – health care, Supreme Court nominees, cabinet appointees, you name it.
It’s a hard fight, but we need to try any keep the Republicans at or below 60 Senate seats. And if you look at the polling numbers there are six key races to watch and do whatever you can to help.
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Mark Begich (AK), Mark Udall (CO), and Kay Hagin (NC) are all slightly ahead in their races. But there is still plenty of time for the Republican negative ad machine to tear into them and their leads. These candidates still need your help.
Furthermore, Al Franken (MN), Jeff Merkley (OR), and Ronnie Musgrove (MS) are all slightly behind in the polls right now – but only slightly. With your help, these three candidates can come ahead in the vote count and win.
Help create a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate! Pitch in now – any way you can. If you live in or near these states, donate your time to increase voter registration and voter turnout. Help people fill out and file voter registration forms. Help those that need help attend early voting or vote-by-mail! Turnout is the biggest key to victory.
If you can, please contribute to their election funds now. To make this as easy as pie, I set up an ActBlue fundraising page specifically for these Strategic Six candidates. Click here to donate via ActBlue.
Update at 2008-09-25 12:18PM PST: A new SurveyUSA poll puts Jeff Merkley ahead 44-42. WooHoo! However, that's still within the margin of error and not enough to give him the lead in the RCP meta-poll. Plus, that leaves 14% as undecided or swayable.
Update at 2008-09-25 3:23PM PST: May have to update this to the strategic eight. On the down side, Jeanne Shaheen is running into trouble with John Sununu in NH. On the upside, Bruce Lundsford is playing some catchup with Mitch McConnell in KY.