Same scenario as my Presidential prediction. Also, the Democrats take the Wicker seat in MS.

Mississippi for Musgrove.

This follows the Presidential prediction, where there is a 1964 style loss for the GOP.

From now on, my Senatorial predictions will go along with my Presidential predictions, so this one follows the tickets of Clinton/Richarson v. McCain/Huckabee.

Every single Senate seat that is not nailed down to the floor is taken by the Democrats, along with a massive electoral landslide, which is reflected in my Presidential Prediction.

Gave LA back to Landrieu

With Lamar Alexander now being in the GOP leadership, I think it will hurt his reelection bid. He will still win, but it will be close.

Every seat we can win, we do win. In Georgia, Cleland wins a rematch with Chambliss. In Alaska, Stevens is ousted in the primary, and the GOP loses a very tight race. Ford enters in Tennessee, and knocks off Alexander in another extremely close battle. In Kentucky, McConnell is connected with Bush, and suffers for it. In North Carolina, Easely decides to enter, and beats Dole in a slim victory.

No candidate in Louisiana makes it a lean Democratic based on the incumbent.

5 Closests Races:
1. Franken (D) wins in MN
2. Merkley (D) wins in OR
3. Udall (D) wins in CO
4. Collins (R) wins in ME
5. McConnell (R) wins in KY

With the numbers on McConnell so low, it looks like the Democrats have a chance to pull off the upset.

The 5 Closest States:
1. Louisiana: Landrieu wins 50.26-49.74
2. Oregon: Merkley wins 50.41-49.59
3. Minnesota: Franken wins 50.69-49.31
4. New Mexico: Udall wins 51.68-48.32
5. Colorado: Udall wins 53-47

My last version was the best Democratic scenario, and this is the best Republican scenario. All of the GOP pickups are possinle except for Arkansas and New Jersey, which would only switch in a GOP landslide.

This is the ABSOLUTE best possible scenario for the Democrats. In order to do this, the Presidential race would need to be an absolute landslide, and several announced things would have to change.

In Maine, the Iraq War would need to go real bad, and Collins needs to be associated with the war, the same thing needs to happen in Kentucky for McConnell.

In Tennessee and North Carolina, the best possible candidates, Easely and Ford, need to enter the race.

In Nebraska, Kerry need to reconsider, and join the race. I expect these other states to vote Democratic under normal circumstances.

I may be too optimistic to give Oregon and New Mexico to the Democrats, but I think that these Democratic-leaning states will be very close, but give the Democrats a victory in the end.

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