Day702 Tuesday 07/31/12

ran 3.2 miles

Here's what's in play on November 6 (from the Rothenberg Political Report):

President

With 270 electoral votes needed to win, Obama is currently projecting 237 to Romney's 206. Toss-up states hold 95 unprojected electoral votes. Those states are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.

House

Republicans currently have a 242-193 majority. There are 26 blue seats and 41 red seats in play. A single digit gain for Democrats is most likely, but anyhting from +1 Republican to +6 Democrat is possible. Democrats need a net gain of 25 seats for a majority.  

Senate

Democrats currently have a 53-47 majority. There are 23 blue seats and 10 red seats in play. A gain of 2-4 Republican seats is likely at this point. Republicans need only 4 seats for a majority if President Obama wins re-election.

Governor

Republicans currently control 29 governorships to Democrats' 20 and 1 Independent. There are 8 blue seats and 3 red seats in play. At this point, Republicans are likely to gain. 

2,080 miles from Lafayette, LA to Washington D.C. and back + 110.8 

Here is what happened one year ago on Day337.