Republicans have their eyes on the seat of Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, South Carolina Democrat, as one of their best opportunities to pad their slim majority in the Senate. Mr. Hollings, 81, says he hasn't decided whether to seek another six-year term but has done almost no fund raising this year. Republicans see a ripe opportunity to switch the seat, which the Charleston Democrat has held since 1966, to Republican hands now that state politics have shifted firmly toward their party. "Regardless of whether Senator Hollings runs for re-election, we believe South Carolina is one of our best pickup opportunities...
