[littleharbour]

If all Republicans (and I use that term very loosely with respect to Murkowski and some others), then they will indeed need 4 Democrats. Any possibilities given the large number of Democrat senators facing re-election in 2012? I don’t think the Dems will waver, but here’s a list of potentials:

Joe Lieberman (Conn.) - not running in 2012 and someone who owes no favours to Obama or the Dem machine.

Bill Nelson (Florida) - will face a very tough race in a state which just elected Marco Rubio.

Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota) - a very low profile first-termer in a state where the electorate has to be having buyer’s remorse over Senator Franken-stein.

Claire McCaskill (Missouri) - another lightweight who is in a state where Senator Blunt hammered a member of the famous Carnahan Clan in November.

Jon Tester (Montana) - Montana’s Republican Congressman won in November by 217,000 votes to the Dem’s 121,000, with another 20,000 going to a libertarian candidate. Tester has to be very nervous.

Ben Nelson (Nebraska) - He’s got his neck stretched out a mile in a very Red state.

Jim Webb (Virginia) - the Virgina Governor’s result has to be keeping him up at nights

[Darren McCarty]

My idiot senator Debbie Stupidnow is polling at 37%

[seekthetruth]

“Bill Nelson (Florida) - will face a very tough race in a state which just elected Marco Rubio.”

I call Bill Nelson's office all the time and stood in front of his office in Tampa on several occasions back during the early work on the ObamaCare legislation...to no avail. But we do it anyway.

And you betcha he will face a very tough race in 2012! Don't be surprised if he decides not to run cause he knows he is on the way out! Florida will have a new Conservative Senator in 2012 to work along side Senator Rubio! :)

[Leo Farnsworth]

You posted:
“Jon Tester (Montana) - Montana’s Republican Congressman won in November by 217,000 votes to the Dem’s 121,000, with another 20,000 going to a libertarian candidate. Tester has to be very nervous.”

Tester is a senator.

He did not run in November.

Wherever you got the above statement is total crap.

BTW, Dennis Rheberg is Montana's lone Congressman and he is well received.

[Vigilanteman]

Tester, Manchin and Webb are the best possibilities because they all have something in their backgrounds which don't suggest total Obama knee pads. Tester is a rancher, Manchin is from coal country and Webb has real military experience. One or both of the Nelsons could flip due to tought re-election challenges. But I wouldn't hold my breath.

Klobuchar, McCaskill and Casey are just too damn dumb to do anything other than what their handlers tell them to do.