Great Senate race summary
Tori sent me this site on the Senate races and it's terrific. I especially like the table giving a summary of the tight races. (scroll down some to find it) . As critical as the choice for president is, this is also - and I frankly didn't know it was this close. I was sort of assuming the Democrats didn't have a chance. I didn't know about the situation in Alaska, for example. Hell, I wasn't even aware of what had been done in Massachusetts in case Kerry wins. Here's how that situation is described:
Posted by Greg Stone at October 19, 2004 02:02 PMHowever, if the new Senate is 50-50 and Kerry is elected president, he will (presumably?) have to resign his Senate seat before noon on Jan. 20, in which case the Republicans will temporarily have a 50 to 49 majority. Under a brand-new law that the Democrats in the Massachusetts state legislature rammed through over the Republican governor's veto, Kerry's successor will be chosen in a special election in the Spring of 2005. That election will then determine control of the Senate. Of course if Bush wins, the Democrats need a net gain of two seats to get control.
