Updates in the Key Races

According to just about every report on this election, Indiana will play a major role in determining the fate of the House of Reps. On election day, the results from Indiana will most likely determine if the Democrats will ride their wave of change or the Republicans have successfully defended themselves from the onslaught of anti-incumbency. Here's a few updates in the races.

2nd District: Chocola (R) - Donnelly (D)
The latest polls seem to indicate that this race is still anyone's call. Donnelly does have a very slight edge in the polls, but mostly within the error margin of the poll.

7th District: Carson (D) - Dickerson(R)
Dickerson has effectively closed the gap on Carson. Carson is still probably the favorite in this race due to the demographics of the district, but it is possible that Dickerson is within range of pulling an upset.

8th District: Hostettler (R) - Ellsworth (D)
Ellsworth is ahead between 5 and 10 points in the polls. Keep in mind Hostettler has come back from similar straights in past elections, however his strange campaigning seems to have finally caught up with him.

9th District: Sodrel (R) - Hill (D)
Dead Heat. Although Hill's recently discovered misstatements and exaggerations concerning his past accomplishments on his campaign website might have tipped the scales in Sodrel's favor.

Overall: The closeness of all of these races show that there is a scare for the Republicans in office, but the fact that Carson was able to close a relatively large gap against Dickerson has me questioning if big changes are really on the way or just close elections. Get out to Vote efforts seem as if they will be the deciding factor on Tuesday.

-Wade