Republicans would like to focus on national issues for the Nov. 2 election, where 435 House seats, 36 Senate seats and 37 governorships are up for grab. Nationalizing elections worked for the Democrats 2006 and 2008 by focusing on President George W. Bush's upopularity and Republicans would like to return the favor.
Election Projection is predicting Democratic losses of 25 seats in the House, 8 seats in the Senate and 8 governorships.
http://www.electionprojection.com/index.phpNate Silver is projecting a 55 Democrats and 44 Republicans Senate with one seat going to Charlie Crist.
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/06/senate-forecast-after-primaries-picture.html Democrats and Republicans are framing the elections in starkly different terms, with GOP strategists painting it as a national referendum on President Barack Obama and the party in power, and Democrats working feverishly to make all politics local.
The outcome will help determine whether Republicans take control of the House, the Senate or both. It also may profoundly affect Obama's agenda for the next two years.
The election will be ''a choice between two candidates in every congressional district,'' said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the Democrats' counterpart to Sessions.
Van Hollen pointed to the May 18 special House election in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Mark Critz surprised pundits by easily defeating Republican Tim Burns. Republicans ''made the election all about Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi,'' Van Hollen said, while Critz stuck to bread-and-butter issues such as job creation and his deep familiarity with the district.
Democrats Resist GOP Bid to Nationalize Election
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