Pollster.com 10/27

My new favorite site, Pollster.com, has a set up where it will show you an aggregate of polls across the country for the federal races.

As of today, here is where things stand.
* House: Dem 219, Rep 194, Toss up 22
* Senate: Dem 48, Rep 48, Toss up 4
* Governors: Dem 27(!), Rep 21, Toss up 2

The senate is going to be a nail-biter.

•  Senate would be cool

  If this is true, Democrats have a lock on the House. That's actually all we need. Someplace to start asking questions. Once we get the House, the free ride is over.

  Getting the Senate would be great only because that would be more people asking questions.

  The real question to ponder is, if the Democrats get a big enough wave, would moderate Republicans join the Democratic side to provide veto-proof margins on issues like stem cells or on the war? Would those moderate Republicans start paying back the radicals in the party? Will the radicals lose control?

  This could get very interesting.

  by makemefree on Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 10:31:28 AM PDT

  •  getting the senate would be better

    than the house.  then we'd be able to stop appointments

    by guyermo on Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 10:34:08 AM PDT

    •  Even with 48 or 49 seats

      we'd have enough to block really distasteful nominees with filibusters & still allow our conservative members (Nelson, Landrieu) to vote the other way.

      by GTPinNJ on Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 10:37:25 AM PDT

      •  Depends on GOP leadership

        and whether they're as dogmatic as Frist and his Nuclear Option.  I'd rather not to have to worry about that.

        by guyermo on Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 10:38:27 AM PDT

        •  The nuclear option won't fly because....

          ...they are losing Burns and Santorum.

          I don't believe they'd have the votes to get it done.

          by JeffLieber on Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 10:44:40 AM PDT

•  Site Shows Foley's Seat A Toss-Up

  This site shows Foley's seat as a toss-up.  I do not think it is, which means there should be one more on the Dem side and one less in the toss-up category.

  by AlbiRes on Fri Oct 27, 2006 at 10:59:00 AM PDT

•  Today's movment in the aggregate polls 10/30

  Today's movment in the aggregate polls from Pollster.com:

  • Senate: NJ moves from Toss up to Lean Dem (49d/48r)
  • House: 3 rates move from Rep to Toss up (191r/219d)
  • Governor: Unchanged

  by wgroth2 on Mon Oct 30, 2006 at 10:33:28 AM PDT