Florida is looking to make its jan 29 a beauty contest , they are looking for a compromise so they can still seat their delegates , so it seems florida would still be important afterall.

A decision should be made before wednesday next week.

is running for president. And my birthday isn't even until next week.  This is just too fun.

People are all over the place, and I know it's early but it's not THAT early

Basically every race annoys me:

1) NH- Ok Shaheen is in, we've got this right...04/06 blue state...she's up 20 points...Democrats are energized because of how Bushy Sununu has been and the phone jamming scam...now people are bitching because right after 9/11 when basically the whole Democratic party tilted right, she followed suit...so why don't we primary John Kerry, he was just as bad as her in 20002 if not worse

2) VA- Ok Warner is in, but now people are saying remember how Webb was 30pts behind...but that was a challenger in a blue wave year, there is no way this is going to be a "red wave" year, even if it's Hillary vs. Rudy and she screws up...the man knows how to campaign and we're can't count this one yet?

3) CO- what's with this seat...for the longest time Udall has been this uncontested, far and away front-runner...name recognition...cash...yet all is quiet, I don't hear polling numbers, colorado political experts...

4) MN- this race pisses me off the most, Minnesota should hate Norm Coleman after his 6 year stint he won on a technicality and has been a Bushy since 2002 and Amy K won by 20 points last year, this should be a 20+ pt race like NH...what's wrong, MN can't field a good candidate...there is so little energy in this race and that it's "good news" that the Democrat is down 5...when this nation is in ultimate anti-GOP mode...not good news

5 OR- wtf is up with Oregon, it's a solid blue state, Smith is a Republican who is not God in Oregon politics, why is everyone acting like it's a 2nd tier race...Mike DeWine anyone? Moderate GOP in a Red State...got pounded by Sherrod Brown for no real reason except DeWine was a bush-GOPer

6 ME- Tim Allen comes to the rescue, and no one is releasing one little poll, he must be down by a significant amount, there is decent buzz but I am not hearing any news that moderates are turning on Collins in a significant number that would eventually lead to her losing the seat

7 Kentucky- its a race, then its a joke, ofcourse its kentucky they're not going to throw out a majority leader in a red state...then its a race again...no solid numbers

8 Alaska- This state is ultra-red and even Knowles when he was popular and Mirkulski (sp?) was a joke, he lost...why in gods name would anyone have a chance against Stevens or his replacement? This isn't like Montana where they already elect Democrats...Alaska is Wyoming-like Red...Burns was thoroughly corrupt and it was obvious, and he was a shitty campaigner...and he still almost won! Why do people even think we have a chance hear? (i'd really like to be optomistic)

9 LA- Why is this race such a big ?...we already know it's almost certainly going to be Kennedy as the challenger...and we have post Katrina data...its called 2006...use that, and do some polling, and tell if its unstable as everyone says it is

10 SD- Johnson looks untouchable, this should be considered as safe as Mark Pryor

11 NC- North Carolina is the bluest of red southern states (VA is becoming mid-atlantic) why isn't there more energy and commitments here...and what has Liddy Dole ever done to win over moderates or conservatives...? Why isn't this a solid second tier race?

12 NE- Why hasn't Kerrey announced yet, and if the two ex governors would be dead even, wouldn't the national election gives SOME coat tails to Kerrey's opponent? If it really is a "battle of the titans" we lose because the state will go strong GOP unless it's not Obama/Edwards/Hillary

13 NM- for the love of god, this guys approval has dropped like a rock, someone strong from NM (they have to have a deep bench) should give me a firm challenge, be very aggressive, and jees the guy will probably retire out of fear of being the next Conrad Burns

13 races, 13 frustrations...yes I remember 2005 and it was a lot more clear by this point

We all knew Santorum was going to lose, Burns was looking really doubtful, we knew we had a race if Webb won, Dewines numbers were awful, Talent was deadlocked by then with McCaskill...it was a coinflip until election night...and Chaffee was walking the plank

Except for VA, I had every race with relative certainty that they'd be really close by now, and had a firm idea why...now I have 13 races and no idea WTF is going on...and for all the bluestatethis and bluestatethat...I have no idea where all these races stand and it annoys me because I want to contribute early

Can anyone help a brother out?

It just came to me -  'Tootsie' Giuliani.

Or Tootsie for short.