On Congressional Races—Charlie Cook reclassified several races when Obama took the nomination:
Changes made about a week ago. Shays and Kirk are the obvious ones where Obama pulls out voters in their district and they are likely to get knocked off.
CA-04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OPEN (Doolittle)Â Â Â Â Â Solid Republican to Likely Republican
CO-04                   Marilyn Musgrave  Lean Republican to Toss Up
CT-04                   Chris Shays             Lean Republican to Toss Up
IL-10                     Mark Kirk                 Lean Republican to Toss Up
NM-02Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OPEN (Pearce)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Likely Republican to Lean Republican
NY-29                   Randy Kuhl             Lean Republican to Toss Up
NC-08                   Robin Hayes            Lean Republican to Toss Up
OH-01                   Steve Chabot            Lean Republican to Toss Up
VA-02                   Thelma Drake          Likely Republican to Lean Republican
WA-08                  Dave Reichert          Lean Republican to Toss Up
I live in Rep. Kirk’s district, and he’s more liberal than many Democrats. He’s pro-choice, pro-gun control, pro-gay marriage, pro-illegal alien, pro-spending increases, and anti-Iraq surge. Allan Stevo is a conservative independent candidate, for that district. He’s the only candidate, in that race, who is pro-life, pro-gun rights, anti-illegal alien, and anti-spending increases. His site is http://www.stevoforcongress.com.