[DuncanWaring]

People Nelson, Byrd, Bayh, or the North Dakota senators would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to topple.

Kind of like this guy?

[Gorobei]

That doesn't even fit at all. Daschle's razor-thin win vs Thune the first time around was just a delay of the inevitable, everyone knew his time was up when they met again. People like Byrd are intrenched and supported by decades of greased pockets. It is unfortunate, but we'll have to wait and pray for the geezer's tikcer to expire before grabbing that seat.