What Republican Senate Seats are up shaky this year?

[WI_DEM]

The media seems to always concentrate on the Democratic problem seats. What GOP Senate seats are in trouble? I would say one might be Burr in North Carolina--what are some others?

[LiberalAndProud]

1. Do we know yet who's running against Burr?

What are the chances of getting a good candidate there?

[WI_DEM]

5. Possibly Sec of State Elaine Marshall

[bigdarryl]

6. He's not running and the reason why is according to Joe Madison the Democrat leadership won't fund

him running saying he can't win that seat

[RDANGELO]

12. Burr definitely has problems.

Interestingly, NC has become a death valley for one term senators. Since 1981, the only one to get reelected was Helms who retired in 2003.

One term senators since 1981:
East(R)
Broyhill(R)
Sanford(D)
Faircloth(R)
Edwards(D)
Dole(R)

Note: East commited suicide.

[Hello_Kitty]

2. McCain might be vulnerable if JD Hayworth runs against him in the primary

That might work out well for the Democrat because JD is a very polarizing figure here.

[gateley]

3. Oh, man -- seeing both Burr and McCain hit the rocks would make my heart happy. nt

[blue_onyx]

8. It would be interesting to see who Palin would endorse

[Hello_Kitty]

10. Hee hee! eom

[WI_DEM]

4. Other possible GOP seats Dems may have a shot in:

Kentucky--where Bunning retired
Louisiana--If we can tie a diaper around Vitter's neck
Missouri--possibly our best shot with Carnahan
New Hampshire--open seat, Rep. Hodes running.
Ohio--Taft retired.

[Laelth]

9. Very useful. Thanks. n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[PBS Poll-435]

14. Taft? I think you mean Voinovich. nt

[Arkana]

16. Louisiana is really a choice between fetid shit

and stagnant pond water. Vitter is the fetid shit, but his Democratic opponent, Charlie Melancon, is a Blue Dog.

[rwheeler31]

7. Missouri Robin Carnahan

[Arkana]

15. I think she's got a good shot at winning Kit Bond's seat.

It would offset a loss in ND.

[blue_onyx]

11. I'm guessing the Dems pick up OH and MO

I was also predicting the the GOP would pick up CT, NV, and AR. Now it looks like CT will be safe and ND will be picked up.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

13. Quite a few

Florida -If Marco Rubio wins the GOP primary against Crist (and polls are showing this is a distinct possibility), the Democrats could have a chance of winning this seat
Iowa -Senator Grassley must be favored as a 30-year incumbent but polls are showing that his approval ratings are falling and Dems have a good candidate in Roxanne Conlin. A long shot but who knows
Louisiana -Another long shot but Vitter is tainted by scandal and Charlie Melancon could prove a formidable challenger
Missouri -Robin Carnahan has good chance of picking up this vacant senate seat
New Hampshire -This is probably a 50-50 kind of seat but Paul Hodes is a good candidate for the Democratic Party and GOP frontrunner Kelly Ayotte, his most formidable opponent, is facing the prospect of facing a tea-bagger in the primary
North Carolina -Senator Richard Burr is vulnerable in his poll numbers. It is also worthwhile noting that no incumbent has been re-elected to this senate seat since 1968 so we can always hope this trend continues
Ohio: Another 50-50 but I think Democrats do have a fighting chance in this seat