The DSCC must be smelling blood in Arizona because they're
back in the waters.
According to two sources familiar with the TV ad buy sheets in Arizona, the DSCC is buying up as much time as they can find in the Tuscon and Phoenix for TV ads that will begin airing tomorrow. With the NRSC trying to put more Dem seats in play earlier this week (see MD, MT and MI), it's not surprising that the Dems wouldn't try the same thing, especially since they are still raising money at an incredibly fast clip.
As for the AZ race, our sources tell us that Republican Jon Kyl continues to hold a mid-to-high-single digit lead but Dems are enthused about their chances because Democrat Jim Pederson is apparently doing better in early voting than expected.
Not being in AZ, I can only guess what they mean. But it does sound the AZ Democratic Party are getting their folks out. Yesterday, I also read that Pima County is warming up very nicely to Pederson. This is a great opportunity to play offense in another Republican backyard. Turn AZ Blue!!!
Update [2006-11-1 17:25:47 by RandyMI]:
I want to add on some important news out of Virginia. [Robert Novakhttp://www.humanevents.com/enpr/current_enpr.html] has switched his VA-SEN rating to "LEANS DEMOCRATIC TAKEOVER"
Virginia: Sen. George Allen (R) was always the favorite in this race, but now he's gotten his own hands too dirty in what is by far the dirtiest Senate race of 2006. He has let this race devolve from a serious campaign into a circus campaign, which runs on personal attacks and lacks any debate or discussion of issues. Nearly every ad on the air in Virginia is either a negative attack or an attack on the other candidate for being too negative.
One can certainly blame Allen's opponent, former Navy Secretary Jim Webb (D), who has launched his own personal attacks through surrogates. But the final blow to any seriousness in this race was Allen's criticism last week of the disturbing and racy scenes in Webb's novels.
We believe that this attack may be backfiring against Allen and that the effects are being seen in the latest polls, both of which have Webb leading. It is much easier to dump an incumbent in a circus campaign than it is in a serious campaign. We see here shades of the same miscalculations made by Jerry Kilgore (R) as he lost to Gov. Tim Kaine (D) last year after running highly negative ads that backfired.
George Allen, once a leading candidate for President, is on the verge of losing his Senate seat, and possibly Republican control of the Senate. Leaning Democratic Takeover.