The polls I have seen on line show that both these races are in danger for the GOP incumbents, though neither is listed as a "hot" race nationally. The Electoral Vote site has both "vulnerable" for the incumbent.
I've not met Boyda, but I attended a rally here (in Texas)for Rowley several months ago. She's a great extemporaneous speaker and handled questions from some
obvious GOP "plants" extremely well.
When I talked with Rowley at length, she and I discussed how the so-called "conservatives" are anything but that.
Adventurous endless foreign wars, record deficits, federal meddling in family matters and education, etc. I'm wondering if that kind of argument is being used in these races and if it would be effective in, for example, the Missouri Senate race as well (in rural areas especially).