All politics is local—which unfortunately makes midterm election season hard to follow. To simplify things, Slate scoured the Web for the best local political blogs covering some of this cycle’s most contested races.
We hope these blogs will come in handy when playing Lean/Lock, Slate’s new Facebook game, which allows users to earn points for correctly predicting the outcomes of the most-watched 2010 races. Let us know in the comments section if we’ve missed a great political blog from your state that we should be following.
Arkansas
Senate: Blanche Lincoln (D) vs. John Boozman (R)
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The Political Buzz
California
Senate: Barbara Boxer (D) vs. Carly Fiorina (R)
CA-11: Jerry McNerney (D) vs. David Harmer (R)
Top of the Ticket
San Francisco Gate politics blog
Capitol Alert
U-T Polblog
Calbuzz
Colorado
Senate: Michael Bennet (D) vs. Ken Buck (R) *
CO-4: Betsy Markey (D) vs. Cory Gardner (R)
The Spot
Colorado Springs Gazette Politics Section
ColoradoPols.com
Connecticut
Senate: Richard Blumenthal (D) vs. Linda McMahon (R)
Red Notes From a Blue State
Connecticut News Junkie
Capitol Watch
Political Capitol
My Left Nutmeg
Florida
Senate: Jeff Greene/Kendrick Meek (D) vs. Marco Rubio (R) vs. Charlie Crist (I)
Naked Politics
The Buzz
Idaho
ID-1: Walt Minnick (D) vs. Raul Labrador (R)
The Statesman’s political blog
Eye on Boise
Illinois
Senate: Alexi Giannoulias (D) vs. Mark Kirk (R)
Governor: Pat Quinn (D) vs. Bill Brady (R)
Daily Herald Blog
Clout Street
Openlineblog.com
Indiana
Senate: Brad Ellsworth (D) vs. Dan Coats (R)
Blue Indiana
Howey Politics
Kentucky
Senate: Jack Conway (D) vs. Rand Paul (R)
Kentucky Politics
Bluegrass Politics
Louisiana
Senate: Charlie Melancon (D) vs. David Vitter (R)
Times-Picayune’s Politics & Elections
The Advocate’s Capitol News Bureau
Massachusetts
Governor: Deval Patrick (D) vs. Charlie Baker (R)
Mass Politics Blog
Blue MassGroup
Political Intelligence
Michigan
MI-1: Gary McDowell (D) vs. Dan Benishek (R)
Michigan Political Report
Missouri
Senate: Robin Carnahan (D) vs. Roy Blunt (R)
Prime Buzz
Political Fix
Fired Up! Missouri
Nevada
Senate: Harry Reid (D) vs. Sharron Angle (R)
NV-3: Dina Titus (D) vs. Joe Heck (R)
Las Vegas Review-Journal politics blog
Ralston’s Flash (Las Vegas Sun)
New Hampshire
Senate: Paul W. Hodes (D) vs. Kelly Ayotte (R)
New Hampshire Political Report
North Dakota
ND-at-large: Earl Pomeroy (D) vs. Rick Berg (R)
Inforum’s political section
Ohio
Senate: Lee Fisher (D) vs. Rob Portman (R)
Governor: Ted Strickland (D) vs. John Kasich (R)
OH-15: Mary Jo Kilroy (D) vs. Steve Stivers (R)
Buckeye State
Third Base Politics
Open
Ohio Daily
Pennsylvania
Senate: Joe Sestak (D) vs. Pat Toomey (R)
PA 2010
Politics PA
South Carolina
Senate: Alvin Greene (D) vs. Jim DeMint (R)
FITSNews
S.C. Politics Today
Texas
Governor: Bill White (D) vs. Rick Perry (R)
First Reading
Trail Blazers Blog
Virginia
VA-5: Tom Perriello (D) vs. Robert Hurt (R)
Virginia Politics Blog—Washington Post
Bearing Drift
Virginia Politics Blog—Richmond Times-Dispatch
Blue Virginia
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Update, Aug. 11, 2010: This list was updated to reflect Ken Buck’s victory over Jane Norton in Colorado’s Republican primary. (Return to the updated section.)