2010 Senate Races

[Pryderi]

Should DU replace Presidential forum with a 2010 Senate Race forum?


# 1 Overview of races

* 1.1 Retiring Senators
o 1.1.1 Sam Brownback (R) of Kansas
* 1.2 Senators who may retire
o 1.2.1 Christopher Dodd (D) of Connecticut
* 1.3 Democratic incumbents
o 1.3.1 Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas
o 1.3.2 Barbara Boxer of California
o 1.3.3 Ken Salazar of Colorado
o 1.3.4 Delaware
o 1.3.5 Daniel Inouye of Hawaii
o 1.3.6 Illinois
o 1.3.7 Evan Bayh of Indiana
o 1.3.8 Barbara Mikulski of Maryland
o 1.3.9 Harry Reid of Nevada
o 1.3.10 Chuck Schumer of New York
o 1.3.11 Byron Dorgan of North Dakota
o 1.3.12 Ron Wyden of Oregon
o 1.3.13 Patrick Leahy of Vermont
o 1.3.14 Patty Murray of Washington
o 1.3.15 Russ Feingold of Wisconsin
* 1.4 Republican incumbents
o 1.4.1 Richard Shelby of Alabama
o 1.4.2 Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
o 1.4.3 John McCain of Arizona
o 1.4.4 Mel Martinez of Florida
o 1.4.5 Johnny Isakson of Georgia
o 1.4.6 Mike Crapo of Idaho
o 1.4.7 Chuck Grassley of Iowa
o 1.4.8 Jim Bunning of Kentucky
o 1.4.9 David Vitter of Louisiana
o 1.4.10 Kit Bond of Missouri
o 1.4.11 Judd Gregg of New Hampshire
o 1.4.12 Richard Burr of North Carolina
o 1.4.13 George Voinovich of Ohio
o 1.4.14 Tom Coburn of Oklahoma
o 1.4.15 Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania
o 1.4.16 Jim DeMint of South Carolina
o 1.4.17 John Thune of South Dakota
o 1.4.18 Bob Bennett of Utah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2010

[Burma Jones]

1. Mikulski's old shoes would beat any Republican in Maryland by 30 points.....

We haven't had a GOP Senator since Mathias and the Right Wingers of his own party screwed him over badly.....

[KamaAina]

2. We were all thinking Inouye might retire

then he got to be chair of Appropriations.

Just as long as he doesn't hold any more fundraisers for his buddy Ted Stevens (R-Cell Block J)...

[floridablue]

3. I only see 2 pickups there

Martinez of Florida & Bunning of Kentucky

[FLAprogressive]

4. I see 5 potental pickups

Bunning - KY
Martinez - FL
Burr - NC
Vitter - LA
Specter - PA

[AlinPA]

8. I think Gov. Rendell could beat Specter.

[ShenandoahAspen]

5. Richard Burr needs to go.

We got Liddy Dole out; now I want my state to have TWO Democratic Senators. I hope either Mike Easley or Roy Cooper run against Burr. Whoever it is though, I will do everything I can to see Burr gets sent packing!

[racaulk]

6. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it, but I think McCain is vulnerable in 2010.

Governor Napolitano is term limited, and her current term ends after 2010. Rumor is that she has her eye on McCain's Senate seat, and based on the current environment for Repukes in America, I bet she would have a decent shot at beating him. Napolitano is ADORED in Arizona.

[FLAprogressive]

7. forgot Gramps.....n/t

[walktall7]

9. Republicans have more seats to defend than Democrats

How about a clean sweep and get a decent senate majority?