Downballot: Big day in Stevens' trial
Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 9:02 AM by Domenico Montanaro
Today could be a very dramatic day in the Ted Stevens trial, including cross-examination of the senator, closing arguments, and (perhaps) jury deliberations.
CONNECTICUT: New England's lone House Republican is mounting what could be the GOP's last stand. US Representative Christopher Shays, of Connecticut, the last remaining Republican representing New England in the US House, is fighting for his political life against a rising Democratic challenger and a backdrop of generalized voter anger and uncertainty. A poll conducted for Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, last week found Shays trailing Democrat Jim Himes 48 to 45 percent. While that is less than the margin of error of 4 points, the SurveyUSA poll seemed to show movement from a poll conducted in late September by Sacred Heart University that found Shays up by 10 percent, with 29 percent undecided."
MAINE: "[D]on't tell Democrat Chellie Pingree or Republican Charlie Summers that the race to fill the seat vacated by six-term Democratic Rep. Tom Allen is a shoo-in for the left-leaning candidate. Maine voters, after all, have a history of being independent. That's why Maine has two Republican senators and two Democratic congressman, and why it's had two independent governors in recent history."
