What They Are Running On

Mark Blumenthal rounds up mid-term projections by political scientists. The chart above, by Nate Silver, examines the issues on the websites of candidates in the "33 Congressional districts currently labeled toss-ups by The New York Times political desk." Silver:

Democrats have criticized Republicans for their vague agenda – andcertainly the Republicans have not articulated anything as succinct asthe Contract With America, which may have aided their exceptionalperformance in the midterm...