As Republicans contemplate the possible size of their November victory, outlier races may get interesting.  Scott Brown, a few weeks ago considered certain to lose, may well win in New Hampshire.  Most folks would not have thought that Republican Terri Land had a chance in a blue state like Michigan, but she continues to run close to Peters in the race.  Al Franken also cannot pull away in his re-election fight, and all the polls show that race tightening. Surely the trophy in any general election is for one party to knock off a legislative leader of the other party.  Speaker Foley lost in 1994 in a relatively swing Washington district.  Democrat Floor Leader Tom Daschle lost in 2004 in a very red South Dakota against Thune, a very good Republican candidate.  Even Harry Reid faced a fight in Nevada, something of a swing state still, in 2010. The Chicago Sun Times, according to a poll released on September 1, shows that Senate Majority Whip Dick...(Read Full Article)