Latest Election Map

I have been using this feature on the NY Times since the 2006 mid-term elections. And with the upcoming 2010 midterms, I know I'll be checking it regularly. It can give a great sense of worst-case and best-case scenarios. In 2006, I saw that a best-case scenario could result in Democratic control, which of course it did. In 2008, I saw a worst case scenario was the only way McCain could possibly win. And now, it looks like a worst case scenario (at least at the moment) leaves the Democrats with a slim majority. We'll see how things change going forward. After all, things can still get worse (Gilibrand has a challenger) but they could get better (Harry Reid's prospects could improve). It is definitely going to be interesting.