Republican chances for gains in Senate dropping off

[KingFlorez]

Some of the races the Republicans have targeted have become no longer competitive, because their prefered candidates have refused to run. If nothing changes these Dem seats should be safe.

Ben Nelson
Bill Nelson
Debbie Stabenow

[blue neen]

1. Link please?

[brainshrub]

2. BBV. The NeoCons have nothing to worry about.

[flamin lib]

3. Aren't there 33 seats up for election in '06?

Anyone have a rundown on possible Dem wins? What do we need now, three seats, five?

[Massacure]

10. We need to take 5 seats to take back the senate.

I don't think it will be possible without A LOT of grassroots effort on our part.

Whatever we do, we have to cause a lot of damage to the GOP that they will move back to the left and jump off Bush's sinking ship.

[pstans]

4. 1 of the Nelson's is not safe

Ben Nelson of Nebraska is probably safe cause the top 2 Repthug choices decided not to run (Tom Osborne is running for Governor instead). Bill Nelson will probably be running against Katherine Harris and that should be a close race. Harris will heavily supported by the RNC and Neocons. I don't know about Stabenow.

[quaoar]

6. Last poll

showed Harris down by 17 points.

[dchill]

12. Let's face it -

that's close enough for no-paper-trail machines in FL to deal with. But I heard Harris was NOT the GOP's preferred pick.

[Lochloosa]

7. Nelson will wipe the floor with her....

Harris has no chance..IMO

[cascadiance]

9. Especially once the investigation into Duke Cunningham starts up!

The bribery that is coming to light there that may for him to resign soon also looks to touch Katherine Harris as well, since the main briber has also donated to her campaign as well! We'll see how much so soon enough. She'll probably have quite a bit to have to explain to Florida voters then!

[Crazy8s]

8. The GOP is trying to discourage Harris from running

She appears to be their version of Hillary--they thing she's too polarizing and fear that she won't be able have a successful run. They'd rather run a relative unknown without the political baggage.

[pstans]

5. That magazine cover is a dream come true

[noonwitch]

11. Stabenow won by less than one percentage point in 2000

Michigan is such a belleweather state. If Detroit stays home in 2006, she loses. I suspect Mike Rogers will be the GOP candidate-he's the congressman serving in Debbie's old district, which includes democratic Ingham County and KKK Livingston County.

Of course, Debbie's opponent in 2000 was Spence Abraham-in 2000, the arab americans in Dearborn were still voting GOP, plus, Spence is an arab-american. That has changed, and this is a huge voting block for whichever party can get the votes.

I'm also concerned about the Governor's election. The dems need to lay the Amway/crooks tag all over DeVos. He and his family are dangerous, they are not only crooks who made their fortune scamming people, but they are christian dominionists who want to impose their religion on all of us.