Pindell Report

The Pindell Report, Politicker.com's political and campaign forecast, has released its final projections for Election Day. Using polling, historical and demographic trends, tracking campaign visits and spending, The Pindell Report ranks races in terms of their competitiveness and their status as either a toss-up or leaning or likely voting in a particular way.

In Maryland, The Pindell Report's final breakdown is as follows:

If Democrats wind up with 59 U.S. Senate seats on Election Day, they can still reach the magic filibuster-proof number of 60 if the new President appoints Republican Olympia Snowe to his cabinet. The Governor of Maine, John Baldacci, would presumably appoint a fellow Democrat to serve until a November 2010 special election to fill the balance of Snowe's term.

Maryland's 1st Congressional District is on a list of the most-competitive U.S. House races in the country, a new Politicker.com report shows.

The race, between Republican state Sen. Andy Harris and Democrat Frank Kratovil's in the Eastern Shore-based district, ranks as the 51st most-competitive House race of the 435 taking place this year.

"Andy Harris's impressive primary win over incumbent Republican Wayne Gilchrest demonstrated he knows how to win," said Politicker.com Managing Editor James Pindell, author of The Pindell Report. "And understandably Democrats in the state, particularly Chris Van Hollen see this seat as an opportunity," referring to the Kensington lawmaker who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.