Should Republicans Punt the House?

摘要

The republicans will lose three senate seats in next month's elections but will retain control with 52 votes. That's not my guess—it's how the bettors at Tradesports (www.tradesports.com) see it. (Tip: Take bettor wisdom over Zogby or Gallup any day.) For Democrats to assume control, James Webb will have to upset George Allen in Virginia, an unlikely possibility two months ago but plausible since Allen's verbal gaffes. To complete the turnover, Missouri's Republican incumbent Jim Talent would have to go down and Rhode Island's liberal Republican Lincoln Chafee would have to cross the aisle.