Jim Ellis covers the Senate races
Colorado: First-term state Rep. Jon Keyser (R), a former Air Force Academy graduate who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, announced that he will challenge Sen. Michael Bennet (D) next year. Though Republicans already have a large field of candidates, the biggest GOP names in the state repeatedly rejected party overtures to challenge Sen. Bennet. Mr. Keyser did respond favorably to the national GOP leadership’s recruitment effort, so he will be the party favorite to capture the nomination. In any event, Sen. Bennet is in strong political position entering the election year from what can be a highly marginal political state.
Maryland: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8) scored a major coup in his battle against fellow Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD-4) this week. The powerful Sierra Club endorsed Mr. Van Hollen’s US Senate campaign, which will help his already ample fundraising effort even more. For his part, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7) continues to say he’s undecided about whether to run for the Senate, but with candidate filing fast approaching on February 3rd his window to enter the campaign has effectively closed. The Maryland primary is scheduled for April 26th. The Democratic nominee will become the prohibitive favorite in the general election.
New Hampshire: Public Policy Polling conducted another Granite State poll (1/4-6; 1,036 NH registered voters) and found the tight Senate race between incumbent Kelly Ayotte (R) and Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) to be virtually unchanged. The new numbers continue to show Sen. Ayotte with the smallest of leads, 44-42% in this latest finding. We can expect this race to be a toss-up all the way to the November 8th Election Day.
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