Well, we may have some retirements as well.
IE - We're not going to take out Harkin or Rockefellar but, if either retired, the seat would be vulnerable to a challenge.
2008 is going to be a tight year, because we basically ran the table in 2002.
2008--- Winner take all.
Have some faith. A strong GOP candidate for President could have coattails that overwhelms Democratic turnout. Our first battle is taking on the media and exposing them for what they are. If they are allowed to shape the news and "create" their own truth with impunity as they did this last four years, the GOP has no realistic chance at making real gains in 2008. We simply have to put the media back in their place and not allow them to define us.
PF
Well, it doesn't look good, but it's not impossible.
We could knock off Pryor and Johnson.
Of those, only 4 have any chance of being taken out, and none are inherently in danger, like a Stabenow or that moron from Washington. If there are 12 Dems up, that means there are 21 pubbies up. How many of them are shaky?
Not necessarily. The races we won in 2002 aren't going to flip. Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, John Sununu and Elizabeth Dole are totally safe. Wayne Allard (nomattter if he runs again or not) and Norm Coleman could have trouble, but I Coleman especially should be favored.
We can certainly knock off Tim Johnson if Rounds runs, and Mary Landreiu is ancient history if we get a good candidate and run an even halfway decent campaign.