Where Are the 2008 GOP Senate Candidates? WHAT Candidates?

[L. Coyote]

The Line: Where Are the GOP Senate Candidates?
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/08/the_line_where_are_the_gop_sen.html

Recruiting is the main task of both parties in the year before an election. It's an arduous process that involves not only trying to find the best candidate and convince him or her to run, but also navigating tricky local political waters to make sure not too many toes are stepped on.

A good recruiting program, it should go without saying, is crucial to making gains (or preventing losses) at the ballot box. Without a competent challenger who can make a strong case for change, even the weakest of incumbents has a fighting chance to be reelected.

At this still-early point in the '08 cycle, it's hard to overlook the dearth of top-tier Republican candidates in potentially competitive Senate races. The best recruit on the board for Republicans at the moment is Bob Schaffer, a former congressman who is running for the Colorado Senate seat being vacated next year by Wayne Allard (R). Schaffer has a base in the state from his time in Congress and also has a statewide race under his belt.

The GOP cupboard is all-but-bare elsewhere. ...............

[TwilightGardener]

1. Glad to see Nebraska's Dems are not going to give up in '08--

I'll take either Fahey or (gulp, holding nose) Kerrey--ANYONE to start turning us blue. It would be quite a triumph to have two Dem Senators, even if it's Nelson and Kerrey doing their blue-dog routine.