There are still 9 House races where a winner has yet to clearly emerge and the GOP candidate trails in several of them. Even a candidate like Renee Elmers, who has been declared a winner but is in front by less than 1600 votes, needs cash for the expected challenge by incumbent Democrat Bob Etheridge: "We really feel with the way the trend is going now that we're going to win this race," he said Thursday.Elmers is not taking any chances, telling supporters in a fundraising letter Thursday that she's hiring 11 attorneys to monitor the vote count in each of the district's counties - all to the tune of at least $50,000."I never dreamed I'd be asking you for another donation two days after the election - but I need to raise $50,000 ‘yesterday,'" she says. The NRCC apparently declined to help foot the bill; but Sarah Palin has begun riding to the rescue. "SarahPAC help is on the way for @Renee4Congress recount fund. Will other PACs join us? How about Beltway...(Read Full Post)