US Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH) has awful reelect numbers. It appears that Pennsylvania and Ohio will be the best opportunities for Democrats to pick up Senate seats next year (and of course there are a number of other places where they have good chances too, for example, Rhode Island and Missouri). But Democrats in the region shouldn't get too giddy over DeWine's troubles - particularly Democrats in Illinois. State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka deciding to run for governor is probably the worst news the Democrats there could have gotten all year (well, unless former Gov. Edgar had decided to run).
UPDATE: Uh, learning the details of that Ohio poll, I'd say DeWine can at least turn down the panic alarm. But it remains one to keep a close eye on.
Posted by armand at November 7, 2005 01:44 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics