This is interesting, but since it is more an Op/Ed than Breaking News, I must post it here (sorry for the dupe, but it deserves more attention):
Republicans' 2006 Senate prospects sourThe Hill - October 5, 2005
This is not how Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) hoped things would turn out.
High-profile candidates she hoped could defeat incumbent Democrats are shying away from 2006, and some of her own Republican colleagues are looking vulnerable.
On Monday, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) bowed out of a race next year against Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.). Late last week, Gov. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said he wouldn’t challenge Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) next year.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which Dole chairs, has failed to recruit candidates it considers top-tier in Michigan, Florida and Vermont; no one is challenging Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.); and Republicans are embroiled in primaries in Nebraska and Rhode Island.
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Democratic consultant Peter Fenn had a different take. “Republican recruitment this cycle has been nothing short of disastrous,” he said. “They have been about as successful as General Custer calling in reinforcements. … Democrats are in an excellent position to pick up a substantial number of seats and, possibly, take back control.”
Many conservatives, dismayed by the president’s willingness to expand the federal government, say that months, if not years, of growing discontent may finally take its toll in 2006, when they expect Republican House members and senators to face unexpected primaries from the right.
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Remember, it's the three EQUAL branches of government. A Democraticlly controlled Congress is every bit as powerful as having a Democrat in the White House, and with no one knowing where the Supreme Court is headed with these new appointments, regaining control of Congress in 2006 is even more crucial.
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