A REDDER ORANGE:

Florida’s Ratings Realign (John McArdel, 4/09/10, CQ-Roll Call)

An increasingly favorable environment for Republicans and strong GOP fundraising has prompted CQ Politics to revise several race ratings, moving two Florida House districts — the 2nd and 22nd — out of the Safe Democratic category and into the more competitive Likely Democratic position.

Meanwhile, Democrats’ unsuccessful effort to get long-term Republican Rep. C.W. Bill Young to retire in Florida’s 10th district has prompted a change in that race from Likely Republican into the less competitive Safe Republican category.