Biggest Recruitment Failure of the Cycle

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I think the only major Democratic recruitment failure this cycle has been Kansas so far and Pennsylvania.

There is no indication that Johnny Isakson in Georgia is vulnerable, no matter who the Democrats had put up against him and Patty Judge is a top tier candidate in Iowa.  In North Carolina, Kay Hagan might have been ideal to run again but Deborah Ross seems to be running a very strong race so far.  

Successful recruits aren't just established names like a Kay Hagan or the other former members of the U.S House mentioned but also those who have shown the ability to be strong campaigners.

If the Democrats were so intent on not letting Joe Sestak be their nominee in Pennsylvania, it would have helped if they could have found a stronger candidate than Katie McGuinty. She beat Sestak reasonably handily in the primary but largely because the national and state Democratic Party spent an unprecedented amount of money in a primary to boost her candidacy.

In Kansas, Jerry Moran has negative net approval ratings is saddled with an extremely unpopular governor who has shown where the bankrupt Republican ideology leads and yet Democrats must have a 'fighting the last war' attitude to conclude that no Republican U.S Senator from Kansas can ever be beaten. 

The filing deadline in Kansas isn't until June 1, but it's already very late for a top tier candidate to be able to put together a top tier campaign.