nkpatel1279
Jr. Member
Posts: 1,714
|
|
« on: January 07, 2010, 01:30:45 PM » |
|
Since getting elected in 1986 with less than 51% of the popular vote against a second/third tier GOP challenger- Harry Reid-NV won re-election in 1992. with 51% of the popular vote against a second/ third tier GOP challenger. narrowly won re-election in 1998 against John Ensign by a squeeker margin. In 2004- Won Re-election by a landslide. In 2010- Reid is expected to face a tough re-election campaign- but will survive due to weaknesses of his GOP challenger. Since getting elected in 1992. Republicans considered Boxer(CA),Murray(WA) and Feingold(WI) vulnerable in 1998. but Boxer(CA) defeated Matt Fong by a 53-43 percent margin. Murray(WA) defeated Linda Smith(WA) by a 58-42 percent margin. Feingoln(WI) narrowly won a close race due to his refusal to recieve soft money help from the DSCC. In 2004- Republicans gave Feingold a free pass- He won re-election by a 56-44 percent margin against Tim Michaels. Boxer(CA) defeated Bill Jones by a 58-38 percent margin. Murray(WA) defeated George Nethercutt-(WA) by a 55-43 percent margin. CA,WA,and WI are more blue than it was in 2004. Republicans don't have a credible challengers against Boxer(CA),Murray(WA),and Feingold(WI).
|