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In fact, all three are currently seen by the pollsters as "tossups" -- meaning they could go either way.

Chris Weigant: Lame Duck Senate Worries 2010

And though both the governor's race and Senate race in Illinois have been called tossups in recent weeks, Public Policy Polling came out with new numbers Monday that will surely make Democrats uneasy.

Republicans Ahead In Illinois, Some Pollsters Say: Who Will Win On Tuesday? The Huffington Post News Team 2010

I think we all need to check how many of these 'tossups' were part of the DOJ scandal.

Behind "Peanut Butter And Jelly" Joke, A Deadly Serious Effort To Paint McCain As Extreme On Economy 2009

For instance, all four states currently rated as "tossups" were carried by George W. Bush in 2004.

Jonathan Singer: MyDD/Huffington Post Presidential Race Rankings 2008

The Colorado race is one of about two dozen across the nation ranked as "tossups" by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

Endangered Colorado Republican 2008

The seats for which Democratic women are running this year are among the 24 held by Republicans that are classified by the Cook Political Report, an independent analyst, as either "tossups" or "lean Republican" — a key measure of competitiveness....

Archive 2006-03-01 Ann Althouse 2006

So even before we get to the "tossups" category, Republicans are poised to regain the majority of the governorships.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

For example, most of the districts that Cook regards as "tossups," the FiveThirtyEight model in fact regards as leaning toward the Republicans.

NYT > Home Page 2010

For example, most of the districts that Cook regards as "tossups," the FiveThirtyEight model in fact regards as leaning toward the Republicans.

ModerateVoters.org 2010

So even before we get to the "tossups" category, Republicans are poised to regain the majority of the governorships.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010