As the election cycle continues to heat up as we head into Spring, it is time here at Daily Kos Elections to add a new feature. What you are about to peruse is our take on the Power Rankings concept.
But let’s start off by being clear on what this is not. It is not a simple “here are the 10 races that are most likely to flip” list. Because, with all due respect to the fine efforts of Natalie Tennant and Rick Weiland, even loyal DKE readers are going to get pretty bored seeing West Virginia and South Dakota grace the top of the list month-after-month.
It is also not a “who won the week/month” pundit-fest. Those kinds of subjective festivals of “instant analysis” are often driven by some pretty inane crap. Sure, Bruce Braley did himself no favors over the past two weeks, but does it merit the breathless “ZOMG! GAME CHANGER!” stuff we have seen? Doubtful. If you’re skeptical of that dismissal, I’d ask you this: remember how Barack Obama was supposed to be doooooooomed by the “clinging to guns and religion” comment?
There is actually an objective rubric for our list, by the way. But, if you want the specifics, and the inaugural power rankings in the battle for the Senate majority, you’ll have to head past the jump.
Daily Kos Elections Senate Power Rankings: Inaugural April edition
