Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Rothenberg Expects Boyda Win

Hat tip from MyDD

The Rothenberg Political Report lists the KS-02 as a pure tossup

Kansas 2, where Democrat Nancy Boyda is running for a second term, features a very bitter and potentially divisive GOP primary, which should make it fairly difficult for the party to pick up the seat.

7 comments:

  1. Uh, pure toss-up means just that. Pure toss-up. Rothenberg only uses that rating when he isn't so sure the incumbent is going to win. Nice try at spinning a bad rating for Boyda.

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  2. It isnt a bad rating in a R7 district...she shouldn't even stand a chance.

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  3. "which should make it fairly difficult for the [Republican] party to pick up the seat."

    Doesn't sound like he thinks its a pure toss-up to me.

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  4. that's what he says - its a toss up but given these situations he sees a path to victory for boyda - follow the link did you read the thing

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  5. If he thought Boyda would/should win, he would have rated it "Leans Democrat." He just added the rest of his thoughts, ie "there is still a way she can win."
    Any incumbent that doesn't get "Lean" in their rating has trouble according to Rothenberg.
    Keep spinning, though. It makes for great reading.

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  6. you don't understand rothenberg, obviously...because if he thought there was a good chance she'd lose, she's put the seat in as leans republican. he didn't, which means he's convinced she's got a good chance of pulling it off.

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  7. "which means he's convinced she's got a good chance of pulling it off." Riiiiight. I think that would be news to Stu.
    Go take another puff of whatever you are smoking and come back later.

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