Lou Barletta, the famous Hazleton, PA mayor has entered the race for Congress for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District currently occupied by Democrat incumbent Paul Kanjorski. If this were anyone other than Barletta, I’d say that Kanjo is relatively safe, but with Barletta’s nationwide name recognition he has the ability to raise serious money for this race. Additionally, Kanjorski has not been getting good press over the past year or so as he has had some ethical missteps. It’s hard to say really how this will turn out because there are so many odd factors in this election year. I would honestly say that this race still leans in favor of Kanjorski, but he is not an insurmountable challenge for Barletta.

Huckabee eeked out a win in Louisiana by about 2,000 votes:

1. Huckabee - 43%
2. McCain - 42%
3. Romney - 7%
4. Paul - 5%

Washington was just the opposite, with McCain just winning by 2 points. Notably, Ron Paul came within in 5% of winning the state.

1. McCain - 26%
2. Huckabee - 24%
3. Paul - 21%
4. Romney - 16%
5. Uncommitted - 13%