2008 Election Forecast: Democrats Rest Easy In Vermont By Jessica Benton Cooney and CQ Staff Posted August 4, 2008 at 12:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit CQ Presidential Race Rating Electoral Votes is favored Recent Stories ‘Mean and petty’: Democrats slam hideaway evictions of Hoyer, Pelosi After disappointing election, McCarthy’s reign was rocky from the start How Patrick McHenry went from partisan ‘attack dog’ to holding the fate of the House in his hands ‘Type A’ personalities paralyze House after historic McCarthy ouster House uncertainty puts shutdown specter right back on the table Congress made $80 billion-plus in changes to defense budget