Reply #8: Landrieu will be in for a tough fight but don't count her out

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Her approval ratings hover around 50 which could certainly be worse. It will also depend very much on who the GOP gets to run. The Louisiana GOP has a history of running candidates that self destruct.

As far as other pickups go, Coleman in Minnesota and Sununu in New Hampshire will be prime targets. If John Warner retires then Virginia will definitely be in play and if Susan Collins retires in Maine you can almost definitely put that one in our column.

Pete Domenici says he's running again but it's still not in stone.

Also, Mississippi of all places might be a tossup but two things need to happen. First, Thad Cochran needs to retire. Second, Mike Moore has to run and that means he has to forgo the Governor's race in 2007.