New series features state-by-state race ratings and analysis of the

presidential race and competitive congressional contests



    WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 /EMWNews/ -- 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.

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