Lou Jacobson has an excellent piece today forecasting 2008 state legislative elections in his "Out There" column for stateline.org. He rates each of the chambers as strong or likely Republican or strong or likely Democratic and puts nine in the tossup category.
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1At the Thicket, we know legislative junkies. So to help you get your daily fix of news and opinion about legislatures and state politics, here's a bipartisan list of some statehouse blogs. Suggestions? - AK: Alaska Politics Blog
- AK: Andrew Halcro Blog
- AK: Progressive Alaska
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- AL: Doc's Political Parlor
- AL: South Union Street
- AL: Sweet Home Potomac
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- CO: The Colorado Independent
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- CT: Political Capitol
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- GA: Political Insider
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- IA: John Deeth Blog
- IA: Bleeding Heartland
- IA: Politics Insider
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- ID: citydesk
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- MA: Commonwealth
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- MO: PoliticMo
- MO: The Source
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- MT: Electric City Weblog
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- NC: The Editors' Blog
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- NV: Inside Nevada Politics
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- NY: Capitol Confidential
- NY: NY1 ItCH
- NY: Politicker
- NY: Runnin' Scared
- NY: State of Politics Blog
- NY: The Capitol Record
- NY: The Daily Politics
- NY: The Wonkster
- OH: Buckeye State Blog
- OH: Ohio Daily Blog
- OH: Ohio politics
- OH: Writes Like She Talks
- OK: 23rd & Lincoln
- OK: Okie Funk
- OK: The McCarville Report
- OR: BlueOregon
- OR: The Oregon Catalyst
- PA: Above Average Jane
- PA: Capitol Ideas
- PA: GrassrootsPA
- PA: Policy Blog
- PA: PoliticsPA
- PA: Tony Phyrillas
- PA: Young Philly Politics
- RI: Anchor Rising
- RI: Nesi’s Notes
- RI: Rhode Island's Future
- SC: Brad Warthen
- SC: SC Politics Today
- SD: Mount Blogmore
- SD: South Dakota Politics
- SD: South Dakota War College
- TN: Humphrey on the Hill
- TN: In Session
- TN: Post Politics
- TX: BurkaBlog
- TX: Burnt Orange Report
- TX: Grits for Breakfast
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- TX: Off the Kuff
- TX: PoliTex
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- TX: Texas Politics
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