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New series features state-by-state race ratings and analysis of the presidential race and competitive congressional contests

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Congressional Quarterly Inc., the nation’s premier provider of news, analysis and information on Congress, politics and public policy, today announced the launch of a new series, 2008 Election Forecasts, the newest addition to CQ Politics’ unrivaled coverage of the presidential and congressional races.

Leading up to the conventions, CQ Politics will release individual 2008 Election Forecasts for all 50 states. Each forecast analyzes a state’s political landscape, providing CQ’s signature race ratings (safe, favored, leans or no clear favorite) for the presidential race, the number of electoral votes at stake, and insight into which candidate is likely to prevail in November. The forecasts also profile all the competitive congressional races in the state and rate each one as well.

The 2008 Election Forecasts are located on CQ Politics at http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&tag=forecast.

“The CQ Politics team is working diligently to provide electoral profiles for every state, including our race ratings for the presidential and most competitive congressional races,” said Bruce Drake, general manager of CQ Consumer Publishing. “This series provides our readers with CQ’s deep insight into the political make-up of every state, as well as the candidates that have the upper hand at this stage of the game. Plus, we continually monitor the landscape and update our ratings as candidates’ fortunes shift.”

The 2008 Election Forecasts are scheduled to be posted on the following days:

  Aug. 4 - Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia
  Aug. 5 - New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont
  Aug. 6 - Minnesota, North and South Dakota
  Aug. 7 - Florida, Alabama, Tennessee
  Aug. 8 - New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma
  Aug. 9 - New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
  Aug. 11 - Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia
  Aug. 12 - Oregon, Washington
  Aug. 13 - North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
  Aug. 14 - Michigan, Indiana
  Aug. 15 - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
  Aug. 16 - Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
  Aug. 18 - Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
  Aug. 19 - Arizona, Utah
  Aug. 20 - Nevada, California
  Aug. 21 - Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
  Aug. 22 - Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas
  Aug. 23 - Alaska, Hawaii

For an example of the 2008 Election Forecast series, read “All Eyes on Florida, Again,” written by Rachel Kapochunas: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002935690.

About Congressional Quarterly Inc.

With more than 150 reporters, editors and researchers covering Capitol Hill and Washington, CQ keeps its readers updated in print and online on a weekly, daily and real-time basis. With a readership that includes nearly every member of Congress, as well as Executive Branch officials, leaders in business and associations, top academic institutions and important media outlets, Congressional Quarterly provides opinion leaders comprehensive, credible, current and objective information on Congress, politics and public policy. CQ’s award-winning product line includes: CQ Weekly, CQ Today, CQ.com, CQ Homeland Security, CQ Budget Tracker, CQ HealthBeat, CQ MoneyLine, CQ Politics and Governing Magazine. CQ is owned by the Times Publishing Co. of St. Petersburg, Fla., publisher of the St. Petersburg Times and other publications. For more information, visit www.cq.com or www.cqpolitics.com.

Source: Congressional Quarterly

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