Monday, October 17, 2016

October 17: Democrats 49 Seats, Republicans 51 Seats

The closest senate race in the nation is in Nevada, where Republican Joe Heck holds a 0.01% lead over Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, according to this site. Heck is the only Republican whose poll numbers have plummeted since Donald Trump's disastrous "grab her by the pussy" comments became public. Heck unendorsed Donald Trump, but then got booed for it at a campaign rally. Public Policy Polling found that 34% of voters were less likely to vote for Heck since his unendorsement, compared to 19% more likely. 

New Hampshire's Kelly Ayotte also unendorsed Trump at the same time that Joe Heck did, but her polling numbers have remained basically constant so far.




Senate Race Ratings: 
Solid Dem
37 - California** - Harris or Sanchez
38 - New York - Schumer +46.3 (Schumer 73.2 - Long 26.9)
39 - Hawaii - Schatz +~40
40 - Vermont - Leahy +~40
41 - Maryland - Van Hollen +30.0 (Van Hollen 64.0 - Szeliga 34.0)
42 - Oregon - Wyden +24.8 (Wyden 61.1 - Callahan 36.4)
43 - Connecticut - Blumenthal +26.5 (Blumenthal 62.5 - Carter 36.0)
44 - Washington - Murray +17.5 (Murray 58.8 - Vance 43.4)
45 - Colorado - Bennet +12.6 (Bennet 54.2 - Glenn 41.6)

Likely Dem 
46 - Illinois - Duckworth +7.9 (Duckworth 51.0 - Kirk 43.1)

Lean Dem
47 - Indiana - Bayh +5.4 (Bayh 49.7 - Young 44.3)

Toss Up 
48 - Wisconsin - Feingold +2.1 (Feingold 51.1 - Johnson 49.0)
49 - Pennsylvania - McGinty +0.4 (McGinty 48.9 - Toomey 48.4)
51 - Nevada - Heck +0.01 (Heck 47.88 - Cortez Masto 47.87)
50 - North Carolina - Burr +1.0 (Burr 49.0 - Ross 48.0)
49 - New Hampshire - Ayotte +2.1 (Ayotte 49.4 - Hassan 47.4)
48 - Missouri - Blunt +2.4 (Blunt 50.0 - Kander 47.7)
47 - Florida - Rubio +2.8 (Rubio 50.6 - Murphy 47.8)

Lean GOP
None

Likely GOP
46 - Kentucky - Rand Paul +9.5 (Rand Paul 55.0 - Jim Gray 45.5)

Solid GOP 
45 - Louisiana* - Kennedy +13.0 (Kennedy 56.5 - Campbell 43.5)
44 - Georgia - Isakson +14.3 (Isakson 54.6 - Barksdale 40.3)
43 - Ohio - Portman +15.1 (Portman 56.7 - Strickland 41.6)
42 - Kansas - Moran +16.1 (Moran 55.6 - Wiesner 39.5)
41 - Iowa - Grassley +16.6 (Grassley 57.5 - Judge 41.0)
40 - Arizona - McCain +18.0 (McCain 58.5 - Kirkpatrick 40.5)
39 - Arkansas - Boozman +18.2 (Boozman 54.4 - Eldridge 36.2)
38 - South Carolina - Scott +22.4 (Scott 58.5 - Dixon 36.1)
37 - Alabama - Shelby +~30
36 - South Dakota - Thune +~30
35 - Utah - Lee +33.8 (Lee 64.4 - Snow 30.6)
34 - North Dakota - Hoeven +~35
33 - Alaska - Murkowski +35.5 (Murkowski 54.3 - Metcalfe 18.8)
32 - Idaho - Crapo +~36
31 - Oklahoma - Lankford +~40

Today’s prediction is based on the following polls:


Alabama Adjusted: R +30.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Shelby) Democrat (Crumpton) Spread (D-R) Republican (Shelby) Democrat (Crumpton) Spread (D-R)
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Alaska Adjusted: R +35.5
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Murkowski) Democrat (Metcalfe) Spread (D-R) Republican (Murkowski) Democrat (Metcalfe) Spread (D-R)
1 Moore 10/6 49 9 -40 52.5 20.5 -32.0
2 Alaska Survey Research 10/2 50 12 -38 56.2 17.2 -39.0
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Arizona Adjusted: R +18.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (McCain) Democrat (Kirkpatrick) Spread (D-R) Republican (McCain) Democrat (Kirkpatrick) Spread (D-R)
1 Emerson College 10/4 52 36 -15 53.7 39.6 -14.1
2 Insights West 9/14 53 35 -18 58.5 40.5 -18.0
3 Marist 9/8 57 38 -19 59.2 40.9 -18.3
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Arkansas Adjusted: R +18.2
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Boozman) Democrat (Eldridge) Spread (D-R) Republican (Boozman) Democrat (Eldridge) Spread (D-R)
1 Hendrix College 9/17 55 29 -26 57.9 34.6 -23.3
2 Emerson College 9/13 44 30 -15 51.0 37.8 -13.2
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Colorado Adjusted: D +12.6
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Glenn) Democrat (Bennet) Spread (D-R) Republican (Glenn) Democrat (Bennet) Spread (D-R)
1 Gravis 10/13 38 48 10 40.7 58.3 +17.6
2 Monmouth U. 10/2 35 53 18 37.8 55.2 +17.4
3 PPP 9/28 34 44 10 41.4 51.6 +10.2
4 Opinion Research (CNN) 9/25 43 53 10 44.0 54.1 +10.1
5 Quinnipiac 9/21 43 52 9 44.7 54.4 +9.7
6 Franklin & Marshall 9/18 31 42 11 41.8 53.2 +11.4
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Connecticut Adjusted: D +26.5
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Carter) Democrat (Blumenthal) Spread (D-R) Republican (Carter) Democrat (Blumenthal) Spread (D-R)
1 Emerson College 9/5 33 54 21 38.9 61.2 +22.3
2 Quinnipiac 6/5 30 60 30 33.2 63.9 +30.7
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Florida Adjusted: R +2.8
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Rubio) Democrat (Murphy) Spread (D-R) Republican (Rubio) Democrat (Murphy) Spread (D-R)
1 Gravis 10/13 44 36 -8 48.2 50.8 +2.6
2 PPP 10/13 44 38 -6 49.9 44.1 -5.8
3 Opinion Savvy 10/11 48 44 -4 52.2 47.9 -4.3
4 Marist 10/5 48 46 -2 49.7 48.4 -1.3
5 Tel Opinion Research 10/4 49 41 -8 51.3 47.8 -3.5
6 U. of North Florida 10/4 47 41 -6 52.2 45.9 -6.3
7 Emerson College 10/4 47 39 -8 50.0 43.8 -6.2
8 Quinnipiac 10/2 48 44 -4 51.7 48.4 -3.3
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Georgia Adjusted: R +14.3
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Isakson) Democrat (Barksdale) Spread (D-R) Republican (Isakson) Democrat (Barksdale) Spread (D-R)
1 Landmark 10/12 50 37 -14 54.6 40.5 -14.1
2 JMC Analytics 9/22 41 28 -13 54.1 42.0 -12.1
3 Quinnipiac 9/21 55 34 -21 59.7 39.4 -20.3
4 Monmouth U. 9/18 50 34 -16 55.3 38.7 -16.6
5 Opinion Savvy 9/14 47 34 -13 53.9 40.3 -13.6
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Illinois Adjusted: D +7.9
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Kirk) Democrat (Duckworth) Spread (D-R) Republican (Kirk) Democrat (Duckworth) Spread (D-R)
1 GS Strategy Group 10/5 37 41 4 41.0 53.0 +12.0
2 SIU-Carbondale 10/2 34 48 14 39.2 53.6 +14.4
3 Normington Petts 9/29 37 46 9 50.1 49.9 -0.2
4 Emerson College 9/20 39 41 2 43.1 46.1 +3.0
5 Loras College 9/16 36 41 5 47.4 51.0 +3.6
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Indiana Adjusted: D +5.4
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Todd Young) Democrat (Evan Bayh) Spread (D-R) Republican (Todd Young) Democrat (Evan Bayh) Spread (D-R)
1 Monmouth U. 10/13 42 48 6 44.3 49.7 +5.4
2 Public Opinion Strategies (POS) 10/11 40 39 -1 42.3 49.7 +7.4
3 Luc.id/Times-Picayune 10/10 39 42 3 48.5 51.5 +3.0
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Iowa Adjusted: R +16.6
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Grassley) Democrat (Judge) Spread (D-R) Republican (Grassley) Democrat (Judge) Spread (D-R)
1 Luc.id/Times-Picayune 10/10 46 36 -10 54.0 44.0 -10.0
2 Selzer 10/6 53 36 -17 57.5 40.5 -17.0
3 Loras College 9/22 54 37 -17 59.1 41.0 -18.1
4 Quinnipiac 9/21 55 43 -12 55.7 44.4 -11.3
5 Monmouth U. 9/14 56 39 -17 57.8 40.2 -17.6
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Kansas Adjusted: R +16.1
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Moran) Democrat (Wiesner) Spread (D-R) Republican (Moran) Democrat (Wiesner) Spread (D-R)
1 SurveyUSA 9/11 50 34 -16 55.6 39.5 -16.1
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Kentucky Adjusted: R +9.5
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Rand Paul) Democrat (Jim Gray) Spread (D-R) Republican (Rand Paul) Democrat (Jim Gray) Spread (D-R)
1 Babbage (Google C.S.) 9/16 33 25 -7 53.3 46.7 -6.6
2 Harper 8/1 50 38 -12 56.7 44.4 -12.3
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Louisiana Adjusted: R +13.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Kennedy) Democrat (Campbell) Spread (D-R) Republican (Kennedy) Democrat (Campbell) Spread (D-R)
1 Remington 8/30 51 27 -24 56.5 43.5 -13.0
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Maryland Adjusted: D +30.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Szeliga) Democrat (Van Hollen) Spread (D-R) Republican (Szeliga) Democrat (Van Hollen) Spread (D-R)
1 University of Maryland 9/30 29 58 29 32.5 61.5 +29.0
2 Goucher College 9/20 24 54 30 34.0 64.0 +30.0
3 OpinionWorks 8/30 26 55 29 35.3 64.8 +29.5
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Missouri Adjusted: R +2.4
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Blunt) Democrat (Kander) Spread (D-R) Republican (Blunt) Democrat (Kander) Spread (D-R)
1 Monmouth U. 10/11 46 44 -2 49.8 47.2 -2.6
2 Emerson College 9/13 40 42 2 43.3 47.0 +3.7
3 Remington 9/2 47 40 -7 50.3 49.8 -0.5
4 PPP 8/27 47 43 -4 51.9 48.1 -3.8
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Nevada Adjusted: R +0.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Heck) Democrat (Cortez Masto) Spread (D-R) Republican (Heck) Democrat (Cortez Masto) Spread (D-R)
1 Opinion Research (CNN) 10/15 45 52 7 45.5 52.6 +7.1
2 YouGov 10/14 39 39 0 48.8 47.2 -1.6
3 JMC Analytics 10/13 41 47 6 41.4 48.1 +6.7
4 Public Opinion Strategies (POS) 10/12 47 44 -3 47.3 48.7 +1.4
5 Clarity Campaign Labs 10/11 40 41 1 48.5 43.6 -4.9
6 PPP 10/11 39 43 4 52.4 47.6 -4.8
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New Hampshire Adjusted: R +2.1
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Ayotte) Democrat (Hassan) Spread (D-R) Republican (Ayotte) Democrat (Hassan) Spread (D-R)
1 MassINC 10/12 47 47 0 49.4 49.6 +0.2
2 UMass Lowell 10/11 45 44 -1 48.0 47.1 -0.9
3 PPP 10/9 43 44 1 52.7 47.4 -5.3
4 Suffolk U. 10/5 47 41 -6 51.4 44.7 -6.7
5 GBA Strategies 9/27 44 47 3 45.4 47.6 +2.2
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New York Adjusted: D +46.3
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Long) Democrat (Schumer) Spread (D-R) Republican (Long) Democrat (Schumer) Spread (D-R)
1 Marist 9/23 24 70 46 26.7 73.4 +46.7
2 Siena 9/15 23 69 46 26.9 73.2 +46.3
3 Emerson College 8/30 23 60 37 28.4 66.7 +38.3
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North Carolina Adjusted: R +1.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Burr) Democrat (Ross) Spread (D-R) Republican (Burr) Democrat (Ross) Spread (D-R)
1 Opinion Research (CNN) 10/15 48 47 -1 49.0 48.1 -0.9
2 Marist 10/12 46 46 0 48.7 49.4 +0.7
3 Emerson College 10/12 45 43 -2 48.5 48.0 -0.5
4 Suffolk U. 10/12 40 36 -3 49.2 45.3 -3.9
5 High Point U. 10/6 47 42 -5 49.5 44.5 -5.0
6 SurveyUSA 10/3 46 44 -2 49.6 47.5 -2.1
7 Quinnipiac 10/2 46 46 0 49.2 49.9 +0.7
8 Selzer 10/2 44 46 2 48.0 50.0 +2.0
9 Elon U. 9/30 44 45 1 47.1 47.9 +0.8
North Dakota Adjusted: R +35.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Hoeven) Democrat (Glassheim) Spread (D-R) Republican (Hoeven) Democrat (Glassheim) Spread (D-R)
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Ohio Adjusted: R +15.1
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Portman) Democrat (Strickland) Spread (D-R) Republican (Portman) Democrat (Strickland) Spread (D-R)
1 Opinion Research (CNN) 10/15 56 40 -16 57.0 41.1 -15.9
2 Marist 10/12 55 37 -18 57.2 39.9 -17.3
3 Emerson College 10/12 47 30 -17 54.7 39.0 -15.7
4 Baldwin Wallace U. 10/11 48 36 -12 56.5 44.5 -12.0
5 Luc.id/Times-Picayune 10/10 47 33 -14 56.0 42.0 -14.0
6 YouGov 10/7 49 38 -11 54.8 42.2 -12.6
7 PPP 10/6 51 36 -15 56.9 42.1 -14.8
8 Monmouth U. 10/4 54 39 -15 56.8 41.2 -15.6
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Oregon Adjusted: D +24.8
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Callahan) Democrat (Wyden) Spread (D-R) Republican (Callahan) Democrat (Wyden) Spread (D-R)
1 SurveyUSA 10/12 32 54 22 36.6 58.5 +21.9
2 Gravis 10/4 33 52 19 36.2 63.8 +27.6
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Pennsylvania Adjusted: D +0.4
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Toomey) Democrat (McGinty) Spread (D-R) Republican (Toomey) Democrat (McGinty) Spread (D-R)
1 Selzer 10/11 45 47 2 48.0 50.0 +2.0
2 Luc.id/Times-Picayune 10/10 40 39 -1 50.0 49.0 -1.0
3 Susquehanna / VSS 10/9 42 38 -4 48.1 44.0 -4.1
4 YouGov 10/7 42 42 0 50.3 48.7 -1.6
5 Marist 10/7 44 48 4 46.7 51.4 +4.7
6 Monmouth U. 10/3 46 46 0 48.8 48.2 -0.6
7 Quinnipiac 10/2 50 42 -8 53.2 45.9 -7.3
8 Franklin & Marshall 10/2 35 41 6 45.8 52.2 +6.4
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South Carolina Adjusted: R +22.4
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Tim Scott) Democrat (Dixon) Spread (D-R) Republican (Tim Scott) Democrat (Dixon) Spread (D-R)
1 Starboard Comms. 9/9 58 22 -36 62.0 34.0 -28.0
2 PPP 8/10 45 28 -17 54.9 38.1 -16.8
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South Dakota Adjusted: R +30.0
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Thune) Democrat (Williams) Spread (D-R) Republican (Thune) Democrat (Williams) Spread (D-R)
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Utah Adjusted: R +33.8
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Mike Lee) Democrat (Snow) Spread (D-R) Republican (Mike Lee) Democrat (Snow) Spread (D-R)
1 Monmouth U. 10/12 60 31 -29 63.3 33.7 -29.6
2 Dan Jones & Assocs. 9/9 60 23 -37 65.5 27.6 -37.9
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Washington Adjusted: D +17.5
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Vance) Democrat (Murray) Spread (D-R) Republican (Vance) Democrat (Murray) Spread (D-R)
1 Emerson College 9/27 41 48 6 44.5 52.2 +7.7
2 Insights West 9/14 25 46 21 38.5 59.5 +21.0
3 Elway 8/13 34 52 18 41.3 58.8 +17.5
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Wisconsin Adjusted: D +2.1
  Pollster Last day in field Republican (Johnson) Democrat (Feingold) Spread (D-R) Republican (Johnson) Democrat (Feingold) Spread (D-R)
1 Marquette 10/9 46 48 2 49.0 51.1 +2.1
2 YouGov 10/7 42 45 3 49.3 50.7 +1.4
3 Loras College 10/5 45 40 -5 51.9 45.6 -6.3
4 Gravis 10/4 41 53 12 42.0 58.1 +16.1
5 Emerson College 9/20 42 52 10 42.7 53.9 +11.2
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