[billbears]

NORTH CAROLINA: Open seat currently held by retiring GOP incumbent Jesse Helms. Elizabeth Dole, a former transportation secretary, is the favorite for the GOP nomination and Erskine Bowles, a former Clinton chief of staff, has the edge for the Democrats. But the primary has been delayed indefinitely by legal battles over redistricting.

Favorite heck!! The RNC has already nominated her even before the primaries. And liberal? She is as liberal as the day is long. I still haven't seen Giddy Dolt and Erskine Bowles in the same place at the same time. Coincidence?

[mwl1]

We will hold SC, NC and Texas, NH only if Sununu is the nominee. TN is yet unclear.

Johnson (SD) and Wellstone (MN) are toast. Talent can beat fatass Carnahan (MO) if he handles the race properly. Ganske can defeat Harkin (IA) if people pull together. Cleland (GA) is in more trouble than he realizes.

If we get some luck from the economy and the stock market, I am very optimistic. Remember in 1970, just two years into Nixon's first term, with an unpopular war and unemployment on the rise, GOP actually gained two Senate seats.