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Illinois Senate - Giannoulias vs. Kirk

Polling Data

PollDateSampleGiannoulias (D)Kirk (R)Spread
RCP Average1/26 - 10/14--38.035.3Giannoulias +2.7
Rasmussen Reports10/14 - 10/14500 LV4141Tie
PPP (D)4/24 - 4/26991 RV3535Tie
Daily Kos/R20001/26 - 1/28600 LV3830Giannoulias +8

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Recent Commentary & News Stories

- Time to Reawaken Young Voters - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post

- All These Governors - Terence Samuel, The American Prospect

- Big Labor Becomes Political Liability in Virginia - Kimberley Strassel, WSJ

- Pelosi's Poison - Gary Andres, Weekly Standard

- Could a GOP Wave Be Building? - George Will, Washington Post

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Polling Data

PollDateSampleGiannoulias (D)Kirk (R)Spread
RCP Average1/26 - 10/14--38.035.3Giannoulias +2.7
Rasmussen Reports10/14 - 10/14500 LV4141Tie
Rasmussen Reports8/12 - 8/12500 LV3841Kirk +3
PPP (D)4/24 - 4/26991 RV3535Tie
Daily Kos/R20001/26 - 1/28600 LV3830Giannoulias +8

All Commentary & News Stories

- Time to Reawaken Young Voters - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post

- Big Labor Becomes Political Liability in Virginia - Kimberley Strassel, WSJ

- All These Governors - Terence Samuel, The American Prospect

- Pelosi's Poison - Gary Andres, Weekly Standard

- Could a GOP Wave Be Building? - George Will, Washington Post

- Left Turn in Jersey - John Nichols, The Nation

- 2 State Races May Put Lens on Obama - Adam Nagourney, New York Times

- Can GOP Grasp the Opportunity for Revival? - David Boaz, Richmond TD

- D.C. Democrats Hurt Virginia's Deeds - Michael Gerson, Washington Post

- Poll May Mean Dem Worries Beyond Va. - Balz & Kornblut, Washington Post

- Voters Are Turning Away From Democrats - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal

- Castle's Entry Transforms Deleware Senate Race - The Hill

- GOP Faces Multiple Hurdles as It Aims for 1994 Replay - Gerald Seib, WSJ

- Why Isn't Michael Bloomberg Pulling Away? - Steve Kornacki, NY Observer

- Newsom's Nanny Problem - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle

- NJ, Va. Could Kill ObamaCare - Meghan Clyne, New York Post

- A Fleeting GOP Boost In 2010? - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal

- 2010 May Be the New 1994 - A.B. Stoddard, The Hill

- A Republican Comeback? - Dan Balz, Washington Post

- Why 2010 Will Not Be 1994 - Lincoln Mitchell, Huffington Post

- Time Is on Democrats' Side - Tim Fernholz, American Prospect

- GOP Going After Red-State Dems - Josh Kraushaar, Politico

- Independents Desert Obama, 2010 in Play - Chris Stirewalt, DC Examiner

- Election 2010: Rage, Not Race - Brent Budowsky, The Hill

- Democrats Grapple with a Less Promising 2010 - Jay Newton-Small, Time

- Dem Pessimism for 2010 May Be Premature - Walter Shapiro, Politics Daily

- Dems Outlook for 2010: Nervous - Ben Adler, Newsweek

- Political Class Ignoring at Their Peril - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Trib-Review

- Another Top-Notch Election Cycle in 2010 - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

- Partisan Approach Puts Vulnerable Dems in Danger - Karl Rove, WSJ

- Harry Reid is in Hot Water at Home - Jim Geraghty, National Review

- Obama Can Avoid Midterm Blues - James Carville, Financial Times

- Giuliani Should Run For NY Gov - Bill Hammond, New York Daily News

- Bleeding Independents - Charlie Cook, National Journal

- Languishing in Liberal Land - Cal Thomas, Washington Times

- The Reemerging Republican Majority? - Henry Olsen, Claremont Review

- Democratic Advantage in Party Affiliation Shrinks - Jeffrey Jones, Gallup

- Congressional Favorability at 24-Year Low - Pew Research

- Corzine, Deeds Hurt By Obama's Lower Rating - Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg

- Dems May Struggle To Retain 60 - Amy Walter, National Journal

- Is Wash Post Trying to 'Macaca' McDonnell? - Michael Barone, DC Examiner

- Harry Reid: Enough is Enough - Sherman Frederick, Las Vegas Review-Jrnl

- Rescuing California: A Long Shot to Watch - George Will, Washington Post

- McDonnell's Moment in Virginia - Michael Gerson, Washington Post

- A Long Shot in California - George Will, Washington Post

- Obama's Worst Poll Number - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics

- Dems' Colorado Gold Rush Becomes a Bust - Michael Barone, DC Examiner

- California GOP Pins Hopes on Ex-CEOs - Wall Street Journal

- NRSC Outraised DSCC in July - The Hill

- Arlen Specter: Another Day, Another Position - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

- Midterms' Concrete Yet to Harden - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal

- Democrats Haven't Lost Independents - Kevin Friedl, National Journal

- 2010 Makes Democrats Nervous - Julian Zelizer, CNN

- Arlen Specter's Trial by Ire - Ruth Ann Dailey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

- Recession Doesn't Stop Self-Financing of Campaigns - The Hill

- Creigh Deeds's Presidential Dilemma - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post

- MD's O'Malley is a Cinch for '10 Reelection - Frank DeFilippo, Splice Today

- The Countrywide Senators - Wall Street Journal

- Dems In Danger - Charlie Cook, National Journal

- Repeat Of '94 Looks Unlikely - William Schneider, National Journal

- GOP Thinks the Unthinkable: Victory in 2010 - Byron York, DC Examiner

- Can Sestak Buck the Odds Against Specter? - Sean Scully, Time

- Corzine, Deeds Turn Back The Clock - Amy Walter, National Journal

- Maybe Economy Won't Sink Dems This Year - Jill Lawrence, Politics Daily

- Can Mark Kirk Win? - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics

- Pennsylvania's Odd Man Out - Terry Madonna & Michael Young, F&M Politics

- State Races Seen as Test for Obama - Adam Nagourney, New York Times

- Arlen Specter's Challenge - Los Angeles Times

- McDonnell Widens Lead in Va. Race - Sarah Abruzzese, Washington Times

- VA Gov Race a Referendum on Obama? - Sandhya Somashekhar, Wash Post

- Sizing Up the 2010 Senate Contests - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

- GOP Targets 70 House Democrats in 2010 - Emily Miller, Politics Daily

- Voters Need to Teach Congress a Lesson - Jed Babbin, Human Events

- Democrats' Edge Shrinks - Charlie Cook, National Journal

- Four Months To Learn to Say 'Gov. Christie' - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

- GOP's Mini-Resurgence in the Northeast - Amy Walter, National Journal

- Backlash: Democratic Dangers Mount - Mahtesian & Kraushaar, Politico

- Sen. Thune: Obama Administration 'Overreaching' - Tom Bevan, RCP

- Stumbling Govs Signal Trouble for Dems - Michael Barone, DC Examiner

- GOP Could Make Gains in 2010 Governor Races - Adam Nagourney, NYT

- A Liz Cheney Campaign? - Michael Rosen, Politico

- Can Running Against Bush Work in 2010? - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

- Governance Will Determine If Dems Keep Their Majority - Jay Cost, RCP

- The Power of the House Liberals - Matthew Dallek, Politico

- Southern Democrats Feel Pressure from Obama Agenda - Jay Cost, RCP

- 2010 Will Be a Political Earthquake - Peter Ferrara, American Spectator

- Before 2012, Palin Must Perform In 2010 - Amy Walter, National Journal

- The Primary Weapon - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic

- Burris Will Step Aside With Tarnished Legacy - Chicago Sun-Times

- Republican Risks and Democratic Wobbles - Robert Shrum, The Week

- Four Pieces of Good News For the GOP - Richard Baehr, American Thinker

- Republicans and the Politics of Self Destruction - Paul Begala, CNN

- What Emerging Progressive Majority? - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics

- D.C. Democrats Try to Bail Out Chris Dodd - Alexander Burns, Politico

- Whitman Brings a Message to California - George Will, Washington Post

- Appointees Face Rough 2010 - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

- There Are No Permanent Majorities In America - Sean Trende, RCP

- The Sestak Factor - Amy Walter, National Journal

- In S. Carolina, Another 2010 Race Tinged By Scandal - Mike Memoli, RCP

- Politicking Continues Amid Policy Debates - Mike Memoli, RealClearPolitics