[Jim Noble]

Eighteen RATS up for reelection in 2006. Five need to go to get to 60 GOP Senators.

Who will they be?

[Huck]

5 from that list looks tough, but what do I know?

[Anti-Bubba182]

That would be great, but very hard to do. We need to get more
out of the ones we have, especially in the Judical appointments. I have not seen enough fight from them.

[ambrose]

Dayton is the most obvious target.

[watsonfellow]

My guesses.

D. Feistein
T. Kennedy
R. Byrd
D. Akaka
Paul Sarbanes
and
H. Kohl
retire
All could be pickups for the GOP.

Dayton, Nelson, Stabenow, Clinton (If Rudy runs), Cantwell (if Dunn runs), Conrad (if we get a popular ND Gov to run), Carper (If Mike Castle runs)

[watsonfellow]

My guesses.

D. Feistein
T. Kennedy
R. Byrd
D. Akaka
Paul Sarbanes
and
H. Kohl
retire
All could be pickups for the GOP.

Dayton, Nelson, Stabenow, Clinton (If Rudy runs), Cantwell (if Dunn runs), Conrad (if we get a popular ND Gov to run), Carper (If Mike Castle runs)

[jporcus]

YES YES YES. We can start by calling Senator if they are a Democrat and pressuring them to call Kerry to concede immediately. We should watch EVERY MOVE THEY MAKE. They must be scared stiff after this election.

[Bobalu]

I think we got enough now to force through judicial appointments...they can change the rules of the senate
re judicial filibusters.

Since they don't have to carry the rinos.

[NYS_Eric]

Unfortunately, most of those names represent very safe seats. That's why I'm SO glad all the breaks (except Coors in CO) went our way tonight. We needed it. 2006 Senate races don't look like a treasure trove of pickups for Republicans. Maybe Ben Nelson will flip?

[DustyMoment]

IMO, today is the first day of the "Dump Hillary in '06" movement".

If she loses her senate seat, she has no national standing from which to mount her attack on the WH in 08.

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[ChuckK]

Mike Rogers or Candice Miller will make things awfully tough on Stabenow in Michigan. Same goes for Bill Nelson v. Katherine Harris (though I'd love for Joe Scarborough to run for this seat).

We'll also probably have to defend a few open seats (possibly TN,IN,TX,UT), but they're all red states and provide excellent opportunities to make the senate more conservative.

[BlackRazor]

Five need to go to get to 60 GOP Senators.

Possibly six, depending whether Chafee switches parties or goes independent. He is up for relection in 2006, after all, and he may want to try to innoculate himself.

[Fatalis]

We only need two more to make a set.

[GreatOne]

I heard on t.v. yesterday (can't remember where) that Sen. Nelson of Nebraska may jump ship to our side.

Aside from that, I only seen Dayton and Nelson (FL) as potential pick ups from this group, hate to say, unless more retire.

[SERKIT]

Is there an heir-apparent in the NY Republican Party that can give Hillary a run? Will Rudy be up for it or is he waiting out for the Big One? How soon would NY State Republicans announce a Senatorial candidate? Who would it be, and where can I send money. Dump Hilary in 06 should be the next war-cry.

[Boiler Plate]

I think the best starting place is who is likely to retire. There may be more than previously thought now that we have a SOLID majority. It's no fun when you don't run the place. I think Kennedy's health is going to seriously deteriorate as well as Byrd's. So here's my retirement plan.

Kennedy
Byrd
Sarbanes
Jeffords

Lieberman

[votelife]

Dayton D-MN who closed his office in fear is vulnerable I would think.

[MomwithHope]

I would love to see Stabenow go. She hasn't done much to speak of and in a non-presidential year Michigan typically has low turn out. That could be a good situation for conservatives to override Detroit and Flint.