<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375225817278453406.post4784678879503920549..comments</id><updated>2008-10-06T19:15:27.950-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Beyond The Polls: State of the Race</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.beyondthepolls.net/feeds/4784678879503920549/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5375225817278453406/4784678879503920549/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beyondthepolls.net/2008/10/state-of-race.html'/><author><name>JD</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375225817278453406.post-1134518180747194796</id><published>2008-10-06T19:15:27.950-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T19:15:27.950-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Let me put it this way, anoymous.The district is n...</title><content type='html'>Let me put it this way, anoymous.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The district is not a good one for Democrats, so all else equal, it would go pretty Republican.  This is especially true when the GOP nominated a moderate like Jenkins, as opposed to Ryun.  To have the race where it is credits Boyda.  Because the GOP trails in enthusiasm and manpower, it gives Boyda a great chance to win, as reflected by my giving her the advantage.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Tier I means that if the election were today, either side could win.  I think Boyda is the favorite, but I can't count Jenkins to that standard.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5375225817278453406/4784678879503920549/comments/default/1134518180747194796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5375225817278453406/4784678879503920549/comments/default/1134518180747194796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beyondthepolls.net/2008/10/state-of-race.html?showComment=1223334927950#c1134518180747194796' title=''/><author><name>AR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01160908302784847352</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17052025393179656155'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beyondthepolls.net/2008/10/state-of-race.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375225817278453406.post-4784678879503920549' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5375225817278453406/posts/default/4784678879503920549' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375225817278453406.post-632781014589455838</id><published>2008-10-06T12:02:31.983-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T12:02:31.983-04:00</updated><title type='text'>nothing on the ground makes it feel like the KS-02...</title><content type='html'>nothing on the ground makes it feel like the KS-02 is a toss up.  I know the numbers (this is an R+7 district) make it seem like Boyda is inordinately vulnerable, but that's not at all the case.  if anything the republican is trailing badly in both enthusiasm and manpower.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;no proof, of course, but colloquial wisdom provides something, right?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5375225817278453406/4784678879503920549/comments/default/632781014589455838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5375225817278453406/4784678879503920549/comments/default/632781014589455838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.beyondthepolls.net/2008/10/state-of-race.html?showComment=1223308951983#c632781014589455838' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.beyondthepolls.net/2008/10/state-of-race.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375225817278453406.post-4784678879503920549' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5375225817278453406/posts/default/4784678879503920549' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>