Mississippi Special Election

The big political race is not in West Virginia - Clinton will win big, but it won't matter.

The big race is in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District where they are having a special election to fill a vacated House seat. The seat should be a safe Republican seat. It has been Republican for 13 years and Bush won the district in 2004 with more than 60 percent of the vote. But, the race is completely wide open. The Dems have already picked up 2 seats in special electoins from what should have been safe Republican districts. If this one falls into Dem hands, it will be a very, very bad sign for Republicans. I would not be surprised if there are rumblings of change for the Republican House Leadership.

There is also a Republican primary in Nebraska today - it will be interesting to see if more than 20 percent of Nebraska Republican voters go against McCain. But, obviously that won't matte much either.