(October 13) Hard to know what happened here for the Republicans. This is a race on paper that Kennedy should have been able to make competitive, it basically hasn’t been since June. Kennedy’s problems may be a warning sign for Minnesota Republicans in both the Governor’s race and Kennedy’s current House seat MN-6. Both of these races Republicans were felt to have the edge, but current polls indicate toss-ups.

Kennedy’s problems could be foreshadowing a bad night for Minnesota Republicans across the board.

(August 20) Six months ago this race looked like a real opportunity for Republicans to pick up a Democratic seat. However, a quick glance of the polls the last nine months shows Klobuchar pulling away, while the Star-Tribune’s 19 point lead for the Democrat is inflated, Rasmussen Reports most recent poll taken at the beginning of August had Kennedy trailing by double digits for the first time. With anti-Bush sentiment running high and the difficulties in Iraq, Kennedy’s current deficit compels us to move this race into the Leans Democrat column.

Race: White 88.2% | Black 3.4% | Hispanic 2.9% | Asian 2.9%