Yesterday was trick or treat: trick for the Republicans, treat for the Democrats

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

SNIP:
Yesterday was trick or treat: trick for the Republicans, treat for the Democrats. If the current results hold for another week (the chance of which is roughly zero), the Democrats will pick up 36 seats in the House and take control of that chamber. The Senate will split 50-50, which means that if Vice President Dick Cheney agrees to hang around the Senate to break ties, the Republicans will keep control. Since the Senate is full of lawyers, he can even continue with his hobby of shooting them while breaking ties. But see the comments below.
SNIP:
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
MORE:
The NY Daily News has a story about congressman John Sweeney knocking his wife around so much that she called 911 (thanks to Political Wire for finding this). With Sweeney ( NY-20 ) beating his wife, Don Sherwood ( PA-10 ) choking his mistresss, and Mark Foley (formerly of FL-16 ) chasing teenage boys, the Republican claim of supporting family values raises questions of exactly what those values are.
Projected New House*: 239 Democrats 195 Republicans 1 Tie
MORE:
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
This explains the panic in the GOP, and their desperate attempt to smear Kerry.