Roll Call Projections for 2012 the House and Senate

[ellisonz]

The Congress is going to be where the real action is next fall. These are good resources for getting a feel of what the battlefield is going to look like, and will help to contextualize how DFA is thinking about things as we get closer to election year. Enjoy.

http://www.rollcall.com/politics/2012_race_rating_map.html

House Overview: What’s In Play?
Democrats Look to Take Back the Chamber in 2012

By Stuart Rothenberg
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 10, 2011, 12:53 p.m.

Aside from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (Calif.) prediction to ABC News back in early June that her party had “a very good chance of winning the House,” national Democrats have been cautious about predicting a takeover next November.

That’s the way it should be, of course, given that redistricting has yet to be completed and considering President Barack Obama’s job performance ratings.

http://www.rollcall.com/features/Election-Preview_2011/election/house-overview-whats-in-play-210218-1.html

Senate Overview: A Battle to Break Through
Committees Alter Spending Strategies to Adapt to New Climate

By Kyle Trygstad
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 10, 2011, 12:48 p.m.

The 2012 Senate battleground is pretty much set one year before voters go to the polls, but the parties’ spending strategies are evolving in uncharted territory.

With an unprecedented level of spending from the presidential campaigns and outside groups expected next fall, the Senate campaign committees are preparing to adjust how they spend their limited resources in the fight for 51 seats.

http://www.rollcall.com/features/Election-Preview_2011/election/Senate-Overview-A-Battle-to-Break-Through-210216-1.html

The Cook Political Report: http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive.php

[freshwest]

1. Thanks very much for this and the Stop A DINO! thread. Essential, will share.

[ellisonz]

2. I think as Chuck D would say, we've got to fight the power.

What I really loved about the DINO thread is that it involves a real DINO and not just someone flying of the handle invoking them almost as if they were an abstract concept.