One More Seat In Play

• United State Representative Thomas M. Reynolds announced Thursday that he will not seek another term in Congress...
• Mr. Reynolds, a Republican, said he wanted to spend more time with his family and indicated that recent criticism had not been a factor in his decision.
• ..“I had time to reflect on the State Senate seat in the north country and Congressman Hastert’s seat in Illinois.” He was referring to the recent Democratic victories in elections to fill posts that had long been in Republican hands. In New York, a Democrat, Darrel J. Aubertine, defeated the Republican, William A. Barclay, for a State Senate seat had had been Republican for more than a century. In Illinois, a Democrat, Bill Foster, won election to the House seat vacated by J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker. Mr. Hastert, a Republican, had held the seat for two decades.

Just tea leaves. No assurance they are right. Republicans should fervently hope that they are not.
- posted by john @ 5:33 PM