Bob Novak Suggests Murphy May Defeat Johnson

As one of a very small list of pundits who predicted the Republican takeover in 1994, Bob Novak's predictions carry great weight. Today, Bob Novak's column discussed the Murphy-Johnson (5th District) Congressional race. Novak praised Murphy's campaign to date, calling it "top-notch" and noted that Johnson was running out of time:

Connecticut-5: After four polls, it is evident Rep. Nancy Johnson (R) has fallen behind State Sen. Chris Murphy (D), who has run a top-notch campaign against one of the House's most entrenched incumbents. But Johnson also appears to have narrowed the gap since she first fell behind 10 days ago. She has been hurt by large independent expenditures against her, and she is only marginally ahead now in cash on hand.

Her get-out the vote operation is reportedly the most active of the three endangered Republicans in Connecticut, and her new ad attacking Murphy is humorous and effective, but it may represent her last Hail Mary push. Johnson has always been on difficult turf, and her time to make a comeback is running out fast. Leaning Democratic Takeover.