[EternalVigilance]

BUMP!

[NormsRevenge]

Lots of non-committals, for now. Probably just waiting to see how Iraq goes before jumping into the fray. The Senate races will be like none we have ever seen before or at least in quite a while.

[capitan_refugio]

I only got to the second paragraph before realizing this article was a crock of crap!

"... they could force otherwise safe Democratic incumbents like Minority Leader Tom Daschle (S.D.) and Minority Whip Harry Reid (Nevada) to invest heavily to defend their seats."

Harry Reid won his last election by fewer than 500 votes ... as an incumbent. The demographics of Nevada are changing away from his labor/econazi base. Reid is on the hot seat and if the Republicans field a half-way decent candidate, "Senator Stonewall" is toast.

P.S. Daschle is so safe either.

[Professional]

If I remember correctly, because of the way election cycles work, the GOP has only a few seats to defend, the Dems on the other hand will have quite a few seats to defend in competitive areas. I forget what the exact numbers are, maybe someone could post it here. Should be a good year in 04 for GOP Senate, maybe we can pick up 5 or 6 and convince some in the Dem party to switch sides?

The Dems are completely screwed. Their base, which has become extremely radical, has alienated all sorts of people to the GOP. Some of the complete leftist freaks are leaving the Dem party because it isn't liberal enough. The Dem party could very well be finished after the next election.

[byteback]

Not even a mention of Boxer? I know it;s California but she's beatable IF a strong candidate runs.

[OldPossum]

The following is a waste of ink and space: In Alabama, Democrats are reaching out to ex-Gov. Don Siegelman in the hope that he will take on three-term Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, who is widely regarded as a strong contender for reelection.

There is no way that Siegelman could beat Shelby, no way.