The Cook Report Likes Chet's Chances
By Byron LaMasters
According to today's Statesman:
Conventional wisdom in Washington has also smiled upon Edwards, giving the Waco Democrat the best odds of spoiling the Republicans' redistricting party.
The charismatic Edwards has more money, experience and cross-party support than his opponent. He has an energized campaign and a challenger with exploitable weaknesses.
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"I wouldn't be surprised to see anything happen," said Amy Walter, the expert on House races for the Cook Political Report, which analyzes and handicaps elections.
Like other members of the Texas Five — as the five endangered Democratic incumbents have become known — Edwards is offering tougher-than-expected resistance to Republican mapmakers, Walter said.
I agree. I think Edwards is a very slight favorite in the race, whereas all of the other redistricting-forced races are either toss-ups or favor the Republican.
Give to Chet.
Update: Also in Texas congressional news today, C-SPAN will air the live debate between Stenholm and Neugebauer in TX-19 race created by a redistricting pairing at 8 PM EST, 7 PM CST.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at October 12, 2004 04:35 PM
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