U.S. News & World Report's Washington Whispers blog has gotten ahold of a so-called "death list" penned by "one of the key House GOP vote counters." The memo suggests that House Republicans fear a net loss of as many as 34 seats on November 4. It also divides the at-risk races into various categories. For instance, "Rating 1" connotates those GOP-held seats that are "likely gone." Among the ten races with this rating is the 11th Congressional District contest between Republican Marty Ozinga and Democrat Debbie Halvorson.
Apparently, the Republican leadership believes the polls and doesn't have much faith in the chances of a "late Ozinga surge."
Looking at the entire spread, DailyKos' BrownSox comes to this conclusion: "Without getting ahead of ourselves, I don't think our side is the only one acknowledging the possibility of a 'wave election.' "
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