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I think the whole thing -- Bill Clinton trying to intervene to get Meek out etc -- reeks of desperation.

The simple fact is that even without Meek in the race, it's difficult for me to see how Crist wins. Crist is a man without a country politically and while I suppose he would win over a chunk of former Meek backers, I could also seeing a lot of those voters staying home.

If Meek had dropped out of the race soon after he won the Democratic primary, that might have given Crist enough time to make the case for why he was the lesser of two evils in a one on one matchup with Marco Rubio.

But, too much water was already under the bridge for a Meek drop-out to matter all that much. And, now that he is staying in the race he is headed to the low to mid 20s in terms of vote share. Not good.

OH!

No comment.

I think it's VERY unlikely the upsets will come on the Republican side as you suggest.

In an election like this one where the national political environment is heavily tilted toward the GOP, the races we don't see coming will almost certaiinly be where Republicans upset Democrats.

Where will that be? I can honestly say I have no idea.

Good questions.

Senate: Washington and Colorado

House: Oregon 5

Gov: Vermont

I think we will see a ton of recounts and legal challenges -- particularly in Alaska with Lisa Murkowski running as a write-in candidate.

Oh man. That would be, to quote Brett Favre, awesome.

Just a blue windbreaker and hat for me and some of those cool Rayban wayfarer sunglasses for Mrs. Fix.

Sidebar: Fix Jr. will be going as a lion -- mane and all!

Florida may well take the cake.

But, New Jersey and Illinois haven't been too shabby over the past decade either.

I think that's the right read.

Sestak closed about two weeks ago -- thanks to a consolidation of Democrats in the state.  But, it appears as though he is going to fall just short to Pat Toomey -- the result of an unpopular national party and a not-enthused-enough Democratic base.

I would say though that the race is close enough that Sestak still could win if Democrats can rally their base in the final 4 days.

Ramesh Ponnuru started a discussion on this today.

I am skeptical it has much if any impact on the election.

If u like Stewart/Colbert, you will tune in and like the rally. If u don't, you won't likely watch or approve.

In an election where there is considerable economic anxiety in the country, I can't imagine a rally by two comedians is going to alter the political calculus all that much.

I, too, have learned that lesson well.

Depends if it works.

The DCCC has gone up in a number of D leaning districts over the past few weeks as they try to avoid a blowout loss on Tuesday.

I would put VA-11 into that category. Fimian is probably too conservative for most northern Virginians but the district has elected Republicans before.

I think if Connolly loses, you are looking at 60+ seat losses for Democrats. It's not the most likely scenario but it's also not out of the realm of possibility either.

You VERY much wish you had stayed and run for a second term as governor.

I have said before -- and will say again now -- that Crist's independent bid was among the most disappointing campaigns of the cycle.

Polling in the summer suggested he could win the race and he had the money to prosecute a real campaign. But, he never seemed willing to do so and the race basically ended by mid September.

I will be taking my talents to Catholic University to watch the 12-3 Cardinals finish up their season ahainst Moravian College.

Then, I am going to take my talents for a nap. I am exhausted.

Slight movement but, yes, i think real.

My guess -- and it's only a guess because most polling has stopped this close to an election -- is that both Republicans lead by 3 or so points right now.

If you believe that Republicans wil, enjoy a significant enthusiasm gap on Tuesday, it's hard to see Democrats winning either.

But, both races have fluctuated considerably over the last month so change is still possible.

I think it is now Democrats best chance to pick up a Republican seat. That's not to say they will do it but the collapse of Joe Miller and the fact that Murkowski is running as a write-in gives McAdams an opening.

His problem is that voters leaving Miller seem more likely to ultimately bite the bullet and vote for Murkowski than cast a ballot for a Democrat.

But, still, this is a late-breaking and interesting opportunity for Democrats.

No. I think Eric Cantor is content with being Majority Leader. There may be a scrap for the other leadership posts but I do think Boehner is the speaker in waiting.

I have said before, and I will say again, I think the 2006 and 2008 cycles proved the folly of betting against Chuck Schumer in anything.

Wow.

A HMBS reference and an Ultimate Warrior reference. Well done sir.

Democrats do still talk about beating Lee Terry -- a little bit. Why don't they talk about it more? Because red states like Nebraska -- GO BIG RED -- have become redder and redder over the last 2 years.

They may go 365/24/7 but I can tell you that on Nov. 4 or so, the Fix will be taking a break.

Will you miss me?

Getting out my old Dx stuff....

Up to the boss aka Mrs. Fix.

I don't think Robitaille can win but Caprio is going to finish third.

The whole "shove it" incident, which is still kind of surreal by the way, cost Caprio liberal Democrats -- the swing vote in the race between he and Chafee.

Chafee's likely win means two former Senators will be elected governor this fall: Linc and former Minnesota Sen. Mark Dayton.

Well, I think Paladino vs Dicker might be the highlight of the cycle.

An editor recently suggested to me a "one shining moment" type of video to recount the best (and worst) of campaign 2010.

Aside from "I'm a witch", which is clearly the lead, what else belongs on there?

Stay tuned...I participated in the Post Crystal Ball Competition...my picks will be in the Sunday Outlook section...

Simmons=good people.

Not sure he wants to run the risk of damaging his brand with an association with the ole Fix ;)

And, is that a scientific study on Rand Paul?

How about the ribbons he wore on his biceps and the face paint? That was WAY crazier.

And that is this election -- everywhere -- in a nutshell.

People may not like the Republican candidate but those feelings are trumped by the desire to bring about genuine change in Washington.

Murkowski I think. Would not be stunned if McAdams won. WOULD be stunned if Miller finished anywhere but third.

OOOOH! The answer!

And, speaking of "The Answer", Allen Iverson has signed to play in Turkey.

I missed this message while I was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

In the sense a longshot is still a shot, yes.

Hello Ed Stevens.

GOing to be a very close race but everyone I talk to -- D and R -- thinsk Kasich is going to win.

The thinking is that Strickland made a nice comeback in the final month but could just never get over the top in the state.

Um, thanks dawg.

And, that is an absolutely brilliant idea. I wonder what Mark kennedy -- the guy who lost to Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota in 2006 -- is doing now?

Me vs Milbank!

It's like Redskins-Cowboys. Hoyas-Orange. Texas-Texas A&M.

They ARE spending money so looks like you were right.

Also, Magnum, Blue Steel, Le Tigre? They are all the same look. Am I on crazy pills here?

I do think there is going to be some MAJOR leagal wrangling in the race.

There is no defined standard on how votes will be counted for Murkowski. The elections division has said as long as a voter's intent is clear, it will count. But, "clear intent" is in the eye of the beholder -- just like a hanging chad.

No. I. Didn't.

Well, that would make the ole Fix really happy.

Josh Ritter=stunningly underrated.

Didn't the Who say "don't get fooled again".

Also, is anyone pro-nepotism?

Good to see my wife is on these chats.

Could? Sure. Will? Seems less than 50-50.

Patrick is proof it's better to be lucky than good. The blowup between Republican Charlie Baker's campaign and Independent Tim Cahill's campaign left the incumbent looking like the only statesman in the race.

And, Baker appears to have peaked way too soon and has struggled to make up a persistent single digit deficit against Patrick.

Yes.

I do think Tancredo's rising strength is intriguing although I don't believe he can win.

But, could he help drive conservatives out to the polls that could help Ken Buck in the Senate race?

He might but I am not sure whether he challenges Reid for it. Seems less than likely to me but predicting what goes on in internal caucus fights is literally impossible.

Leads the majority of course.

I don't.

But Webb is also one of the least predictable politicians in the Senate so I have absolutely no insight into what he will actually do.

He does not like to raise money -- and it showed in the last campaign finance report. And, former Sen. George Allen (R) is all-but-in the race, meaning Webb would have a serious fight on his hands.

I think Webb likes being a senator but doesn't like what you have to go through to get there. But, I never thought he would run in the first place so take all of the above thoughts cum grano salis.

Everyone I talk to expects LePage to win.

Should have said: Is anyone who is not the son or daughter of a politician pro nepotism.

Sure.  Like Lloyd Christmas said, "So u are saying there's a chance?"

I would say it's less than a 50-50 chance though.  The combination of a rapidly widening playing field, considerable spending by outside GOP groups and historic midterm election trends suggest that Republicans have to feel optimistic about their chances a few days out.

And, the Goyle quota in our chat has been met.

Democrats, by far.

Remember this is the class of 2006 when Democrats made major Senate gains.

 GO CUA FIELD HOCKEY.

That is all.

That certainly sounds plausible to me.

I did highest to lowest.

O'Donnell

Potter

Greene

Meek

And now we have.

Nothing uber-specific jumps to mind but I think the work the Post/NYT /WSJ has done on outside money -- where it's coming from, how it's being spent etc -- has been damn good.

Best piece of journalism I have read in a while? Peter Baker's piece on Obama from the New York Times magazine a few weeks back.

Tell me nothing!

I am one of those people who don't have Direct TV and have to wait until the series runs on NBC.

BRUTAL. Is there any way to watch the new episodes without DirecTV?

That's six years from now. Who know how any of the people elected to the Senate will do in that time or what the political landscape will even look like?

I am going to start working on that invention as soon as this chat ends.

I can't be a journalist forever....

Sorry...I have been overloaded with stuff in the final week before the election. No slight meant. And, thanks for missing me!