A lot of election analysts are of the opinion that Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle is the only incumbent Democrat in the US Senate in danger of being denied another term this fall. While I am inclined to agree at this point in the campaign season, more and more I wonder if there is not another Senate seat that both parties should be looking at very closely. The latest Survey USA poll has come out on the Washington Senate race between incumbent Patty Murray and her Republican challenger Congressman George Nethercutt. Murray currently leads the race, 51-40. Nethercutts' numbers have improved since the last poll, while Murray's have shown only a slight increase. She only leads by 9 points among self-described Independents. While Washington tends to lean to the Democrats in national campaigns, this race could turn out to be much tighter than people expect, and an upset is definitely not out of the question.
Posted by armand at August 4, 2004 01:06 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics