The Pindell Report, Politicker.com's political and campaign forecast, has released its final projections for Election Day. Using polling, historical and demographic trends, tracking campaign visits and spending, The Pindell Report ranks races in terms of their competitiveness and their status as either a toss-up or leaning or likely voting in a particular way.
In Washington, The Pindell Report's final break down is as follows:
PRESIDENT:
Safe Democratic. Washington is not considered among the 16 battleground states.
U.S. HOUSE:
Toss-Up. Republicans say incumbent Dave Reichert can fend off Democrat Darcy Burner and hold onto this seat, but this race is just too tough to call.
GOVERNOR:
Toss-Up. In rematch of the 2004 battle for governor, Democrat Chris Gregoire is facing Republican Dino Rossi. The race is tight and too close to call, but will it involve a series of recounts like last time to two faced each other?
NATIONAL OUTLOOK:
The Pindell Report estimates Barack Obama will become the next president receiving at least 353 electoral votes tomorrow compared to John McCain's 174 electoral votes. The only toss-up state is Missouri. For the U.S. Senate, Pindell predicts that Democrats will pick up either 7 or 8 seats and will fall short of the 60 seats they need to end a filibuster. The only Senate race viewed as too close to call is in Minnesota. In the House, Democrats are poised to pick up at least 21 seats with 6 seats viewed as toss ups.
PINDELL REPORT'S COMPLETE FORECAST:
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