As I mentioned on Monday, electoral-vote.com is one of my favorite sites to visit in during election season, and this year has been no exception. A large round of new polls have come out, however, and I’m not exactly happy with the way things seem to be turning.

News:
On Monday, the prediction was 51 to 49 in the Senate with Republicans in the lead. Today, the polls seem to be showing a dead split, 50 to 50. I am fully aware that the margin of error alone can swing these numbers in either direction, as can any major developments over the coming days. I guess it would be best to simply keep our fingers crossed.

The House, however, is really looking very disappointing at the moment. On Monday, it was looking like the Democrats would win, but with a margin of only 225 to 208 and two ties. Yes, that is a lot, but small enough that margin of error might have been able to swing it. Today’s numbers still show the Democrats in the lead, but with 239 to 195 and one tie. While many of these are likely close, election night is looking more and more like a democratic victory.

Views:
Needless to say, I’m not exactly excited about the potential outcome. Although it would be nice to get some new faces in Congress, I’m not sure democrats are the way to go. I am positive that there are some strong Republican candidates out there, the problem is finding them and running them. Many of the current leaders in congress are too into appeasing Bush and big business, both of which seem obsessed with allowing illegal aliens to stay in this country. I don’t know about you, but I think that illegal immigration is going to be the hot button issue for this election.

Common Sense:
Depending on the outcome of this election, the Republicans may need to reconsider their strategy and tackle the issue of illegal immigration hands on and do it quite bluntly. I feel that a tough immigration reform bill would be able to keep Washington in Republican hands for a long time.