[PolishProud]

No. I understand that the Constitution limits Senators to a 6 year term and Carnahan's succesor would serve more than 6 years.

[Sandy]

I understand that the Constitution limits Senators to a 6 year term and Carnahan's succesor would serve more than 6 years.

This is a special election. Remember, Carnahan wasn't elected to her seat; she was appointed because her husband died. If her husband hadn't died, the seat wouldn't even be up for grabs right now. This election is to determine who gets to finish the remainder of the husband's term. The seat will be up for election again in 2006.

[rstevens]

Not so. In this case Carnahan was appointed to fill a vacancy to the Senate. Her dead husband was elected as senator. Once a senator elect is determined by the voters then he, in this case, immediately fills the seat. It is different in MN since Ventura named a senator to fill the vacancy of Wellstone whose term exspires in January. The difference being that Wellstone was an elected setting senator. Ventura could have waited until after the election and named the winner to be seated immediately to fill the vacancy. But of course, he thought it would be Mondale, therefore he sought to screw the dem's for their sickening rally at Wellstones memorial.