[JohnnyZ]

AK - Little Lisa won't get a strong primary challenge. She's done a lot of fence-mending, and the GOP has enough work to do replacing Stevens and maybe Young.

KY - I would really like Geoff Lucas to run. Richie Farmer ran on his sports 'career'. Maybe Grayson, but he should stay in state govt for now.

ME - Snowe is safe. Collins just destroyed Allen in a Democrat year by calling him a party line liberal (which he is). Baldacci's popularity really suffered during his governorship.

GA - Isakson will stay put.

NC - Burr will be fine. Saved by the Democrat majority.

OK - I could see Tom Cole running.

Republicans got in extra hot water after taking control of the Senate and controlling the trifecta. If you're in the majority and not planning on accomplishing anything useful, it's often better just to have divided govt so you're not stuck with the blame for your incompetence, and Republicans have been paying for it for two elections now, until the shoe is firmly on the other foot. I'm not sure how many gains Republicans will make in 2010, but losses will be scarce.

[JohnnyZ]

KY - I would really like Geoff DAVIS to run (those Davis-Lucas races confuzzled me!) Richie Farmer ran on his sports 'career'. Maybe Grayson, but he should stay in state govt for now.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"NC - Burr will be fine. Saved by the Democrat majority."

Yeah, but Dole was supposed to be fine, too. And I can't believe NC elected a half-witted twit as Governor (Easley and Hunt notwithstanding). BTW, how many of the Constitutional officers did we win there ? Did Merritt, Troxler & Berry hold on ?

"OK - I could see Tom Cole running."

Tom Cole can eat dirt. His embarrassing leadership of the NRCC/party recruitment for the House was one of the worst in the past 50 years.