Posted: 10/25/2011
Politically speaking, it has been quite a year. And next year promises to be a doozie. Not only will the presidential race be exciting (no matter the eventual GOP nominee), but the races for every seat in the House and one-third of the Senate are also sure to be intense. Of the 33 seats up in the U.S. Senate, nine of those have retiring incumbents, and in the House, 13 Democrats and six Republicans are either retiring next year or running for a different elected office.