| The Rothenberg Political Report has released their latest House rankings today. Five New York races are listed in the rankings, one of which is NY-20 where Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand's race was moved to Democratic favored.
The other four are seats that are currently held by Republicans, three of which are open seats. In NY-13, Steve Harrison and Mike McMahon are vying for the Democratic nomination. Both received good news today as Rothenberg moved the race to Democratic favored. That designation can be attributed to many factors, namely the Republican recruiting woes that have made this race somewhat comical to watch.
Dan Maffei should also be smiling in NY-25. His race was ranked Democratic favored also. Dale Sweetland is his Republican challenger and doesn't come off as an overly strong candidate. Maffei has been strong on the issues, strong in the fundraising column AND a recently married man.
NY-26 and NY-29 both were ranked "Toss Up/Tilt Republican" by Rothenberg. In NY-26, Jon Powers is the front-runner on the Democratic side while Chris Lee has been sitting and waiting for the Democratic nominee. NY-29 has been a duel between Eric Massa and Randy Kuhl. Massa is looking very strong in NY-29 and has the ability to beat Kuhl. Kuhl is the only Republican who has decided to stick it out and run again. |
