Slight movement for Dems in Cong. 9
July 7, 2008 at 4:34 pm by Wayne GarciaSince I last wrote about the effort to unseat Gus Bilirakis in a June profile of Democrat John Dicks, two more events have given him a bit more of a shot at this unlikely pickup.
First, late in June, the DCCC designated Dicks’ race as one of 20 Emerging Races in the nation on its watch list.
Now comes news that a nonpartisan, independent analysis has moved the race a bit away from the “sure thing for Republicans” column. The Cook Report changed its rating on Congressional 9 from “Solid Republican” to “Likely Republican.” It was one of four in the state to get the same treatment. No doubt that Obama’s strategy of turning out black votes and other top-of-the-ticket benefits are driving this, but of course, getting exposure in PoHo is golden, too.
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