Vulnerable House Seats per Wikipedia. Check it out!

[joemurphy]

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._House_election,_2006>

Here's what they have for Indiana. I'd SO love to see Hostettler ousted in "The Bloody Eighth".

Indiana

Indiana's 2nd congressional district— Chris Chocola (R) won reelection in 2004 with 54% of the vote. Chocola was first elected in 2002 by a 50-46% margin. Democrat Joe Donnelly, who lost to Chocola 54-45% in 2004, is running again in 2006. Democrats blame Donnelly's 2004 loss on a lack of funding from the national party that allowed Chocola to outspend Donnelly by a two-to-one margin. President Bush has visited the South Bend district seven times since 2000, suggesting that Republicans may be concerned that Chocola is potentially vulnerable.

Indiana's 8th congressional district— John Hostettler (R), who has only a 34% approval rating, is being challenged by Vanderburg County Sheriff Brad Ellsworth. Hostettler has a history of winning tough reelections, but Ellsworth is believed to be his most popular opponent to date. In a district that usually votes Republican in national elections but frequently supports Democrats locally, Hostettler may have to moderate himself after several verbal blunders in Congress, the most infamous being a widely denounced statement that, "Like a moth to a flame the Democrats can't help themselves when it comes to denigrating and demonizing Christians." According to the Democrats, the district is very marginal.<15> The district has been nicknamed "The Bloody Eighth" due to its frequent ousting of incumbent Congressmen, including in 1958, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, and 1994.

Indiana's 9th congressional district— Incumbent Mike Sodrel (R) defeated incumbent Baron Hill by only 1,425 votes in 2004. Hill has annouced he hopes to reclaim his seat. He faces anti-war challenger Gretchen Clearwater in the May 2nd primary. Sodrel is a self-described staunch Republican party loyalist in an evenly divided district. Republicans point out that Hill had the advantages of incumbency in 2004 and won't this time.

[TSIAS]

1. I'm in FL-22

We NEED to defeat Shaw. If we are to win back the House, it's imperative to defeat vulnerable Republicans like the bastardly E.Clay Shaw. Ron Klein is a household name in South Florida and Shaw's been vulnerable for years. Unfortunately, the district has been gerrymandered and we haven't had enough quality challengers. I think Ron Klein might be our guy.

[al bupp]

2. Good find

thanks for the link, definitely worth checking out.

[otohara]

3. Tancredo & Musgrave

it would be heavenly to see them booted.

[likesmountains 52]

5. Amen...both booted would be great...one or the other would be good..

[Lib Grrrrl]

7. Oh, Hell YEAH!!!

I would LOVE to see the bitch Musgrave get booted!!

[Hawkeye-X]

8. Consider both of them booted.

Polls are showing that Paccione and Winter are doing very well. I would like to see CD-6 taken by a Dem, and to insult the FotF people down in Fundyland, take CD-4.

[Erika]

4. It is very possible Idaho will elect a democrat for the House

Yes. Bill Sali who won the GOP nomination is an unstable ultra conservative. He is not liked by his own party. He won the nomination with only 26% of the votes in a six way vote. The leader of the GOP this year referred to him as an idiot, an absolute idiot.

He has not been endorsed by any of his opponents. Just the opposite. He claims his lack of lucidity at times is caused by some form of brain damage (Yes, this is for real)

No one would have dreamed of the chance for Idaho to pick up a democratic seat.

[Tiggeroshii]

6. There are these

in addition to a few seats in California, a couple in Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas topped with close to a dozen vulnerable moderates in New York, Pennsylvania aand other New England states. It really does look like the Democrats can pull through even if all they do is oust the moderate Republicans and replace them with real liberals.