Hurtling Toward 2010, 11/17

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Nov 17 2009, 5:00 am by Chris Good

The 2010 midterms are just around the corner (sort of). Here's what's happening:

Vice President Joe Biden is hitting the trail for vulnerable Democratic Reps. Harry Mitchell (AV), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ), and Dina Titus (NV); New York Gov. David Paterson (D) trails Attorney General Andrew Cuomo by 59 points in his reelection race, according to Siena; there's some doubt that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will resign after her gubernatorial primary against Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R); Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) endorsed Alexi Giannoulias in the race for President Obama's old Senate seat; a Des Moines Register poll shows Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) trailing two possible opponents; and Beau Biden (D) leads Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) 45-40 in a Susquehannna poll on Delaware's Senate race.

Comments (2)

StanWright November 17, 2009 5:16 AM

Beau Biden might make an excellent senator, but politics in the US is far too dynastic already.

Deborah November 17, 2009 9:34 AM

AV?

At this point Cuomo might actually drop in the ratings if he takes the radical, alienating step of announcing a run.

And I agree about dynasties, but its one of those problems that always seems to mean you vote for the dynasty in your state--because Biden really is highly qualified--and frown at all the other states. Voting for the lesser candidate just to avoid a dynasty is not very convincing....though perhaps in the general election you get a bit of a boost from independent "time for a change" voters?