63 Democratic House Seats In Play For Republicans

democrat-logoThe time to fire Nancy Pelosi aka “San Fran Nan” is coming. 63 Democrat-held House seats are now toss-ups, likely GOP pickups or lean Democrat. That’s based on average of estimates from the Cook Political Report, the Rothenberg Political Report, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball and Real Clear Politics via Investors Business Daily. When IBD looked at that average about a month ago, it was 48.

By some estimates, the Republican potential target list is far bigger. National Review’s Jim Geraghty recently released his list of 99 Democrat seats in play.

RCP’s Sean Trende said last month he wouldn’t be shocked if Republicans won 100 seats or more, though he stressed a 1994-style result would be more likely. The whole analysis is worth checking out.

In 1994, Republicans won 54 seats. This year, they need to pick up a net 41 seats to retake the House.

So perhaps it’s not surprising that six months from the election, and we’re already getting articles about whether Nancy Pelosi will remain leader of the House Democrats should her party return to the minority. Over at Salon (not exactly a pro-GOP website), Mike Madden considers the scenario, but doesn’t see any obvious replacements:

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May 8, 2010 · Filed Under 2010 Elections


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  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXzPqJCARfY Carla

    Please, look at this crooked elected official.
    or look up steven palazzo in you tube. He is our MS state Rep. Please help me pass the word.