New Print Edition: Virginia 2 & Louisiana Senate
Subscribers already have the June 18, 2010 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report, but here are excerpts from the introduction to the two stories in this issue:
Virginia 2: Shifting Tides
By Nathan L. Gonzales
Republicans don’t believe Democrats won Virginia’s 2nd District in 2008. They believe they lost it, and they plan to take it back in November.
GOP Cong. Thelma Drake narrowly survived the Democratic wave in 2006 but was swept out two years later. Now freshman Cong. Glenn Nye (D) is a top GOP target in a district that Barack Obama carried very narrowly.
Republicans nominated wealthy car dealer Scott Rigell, but he looks like a much stronger candidate than those adjectives make him out to be.
Louisiana Senate: Saved by the Cycle
By Nathan L. Gonzales
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R) was supposed to have two tough fights this cycle – one for renomination and one for reelection. But those scenarios haven’t materialized yet, and Election Day is less than five months away.
Vitter was thought to be vulnerable on the right after his connection with a prostitution ring was revealed and vulnerable in the general election against Democrats’ top recruit, Cong. Charlie Melancon. But no Republican ever stepped up to challenge him, and Vitter starts the summer with a solid lead against Melancon.
The oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has created some potential volatility in the race. But thus far, it hasn’t changed the fundamental dynamics.
Subscribers get the full story including the Lay of the Land, candidate bios, their consulting teams and a breakdown of the general election.
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