2008 Senate and House Target States

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Maine-If Collins retires.

Unfortunately she probably won't.

New Hampshire-If Lynch runs

Not happening. Too bad.

North Carolina-If Easly Runs

Here's a chance.

Georgia-If Cleland runs (Time for some payback)

Not happening, even then unfortunately.

Minnesota-Coleman is vunerable

YES!

Texas-Yes I'm senile

No.

Colorado-Rep. Udall already says he will run and he will win.

Here's a chance.

New Mexico- If that old fart retires. He hasnt been raising any money

Pretty much true

New Jersey-Only republican who can win is Kean Jr.

But even he would be the underdog, and if he loses to Menendez, he's not winning here.

Delaware

Biden will run, Biden will win, end of story.

Michigan-If Levin retires.

True, but even then we'd have a slight edge I think.

Louisiana

Will be tough.

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Delaware

Biden will run, Biden will win, end of story.

What if Biden decides against it during his "serious" Presidential bid?

Biden had his chance, he blew it, and if he has half a brain he'd realize he's not getting another one.

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Let me say that even if he was 100% assured of victory, I would not support Franken for Senate. I like Franken, he's funny and has great politics, but he is not Senate material. Can you honestly take a Senator Franken seriously? He needs to just stick to what he's good at, which is what he's doing now.

Now as far as other candidates go, Mike Ceresi was very expected to jump in this year (when asked if Dayton were to drop out a few months before he did if he would step in the race he replied "in a nanosecond"), making me wonder if the DFL made some sort of under the table deal with him keeping him in the wings for 2008. Hatch would be in perfect condition if he narrowly loses the Governor's race (though I really hope that doesn't happen), his running mate, former State Auditor Judi Dutcher would likely be considered too, that'd be a very interesting race since she was originally elected as a Republican and changed parties in the middle of her second term, it'd be a former Republican vs. a former Democrat. Then there's our two frontrunners for Attorney General (who both jumped in after our previously annointed scandal-ridden all around asshole of a candidate dropped out at the 11th hour), State Sen. Steve Kelley and former Rep. Bill Luther, whoever loses the primary would very likely to make a shot at it, or both of them if Jeff Johnson wins the AG race but that's a very scary thought I don't want to think about! And of course Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak's name always comes up, but while I like him and he's been an excellent mayor, I wouldn't want him running since he might be perceived as a bit too liberal, and as Coleman is a former St. Paul mayor this might inflame the rivalry and Coleman might do a little too good in St. Paul (in 2002 he didn't win a single precinct yet did managed to crack 30%), and we don't need that.

I would say my perfect scenario would be Hatch as Gov, Dutcher as Lt. Gov, Kelley as Attorney General and Luther as the candidate and thus Senator.