Senate 2008 Guru: Following the Races
Keeping a close eye on developments in the 2008 U.S. Senate races
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Recent Posts
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- More Corruption by NH-GOP
- Looking at In-State Trends
- MSNBC Gets in on the 2008 Analysis Fun
- Might Pat Roberts Retire?
- More on Georgia and a Look at Mississippi
- National Republican Senatorial Committee's New Chair
- Very Disappointing News from Georgia
- Oklahoma, Colorado, and Online Candidate Recruitment
Democratic Party Links
- Democratic National Committee
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Incumbents and Candidates
- Alabama:
 State Senator Vivian Figures
- Alaska:
 Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (considering)
- Arkansas:
 Senator Mark Pryor
- Colorado:
 Congressman Mark Udall
- Delaware:
 Senator Joe Biden
- Georgia:
 Veteran & former Senate aide Josh Lanier
 Ecologist Dr. Rand Knight
 Journalist Dale Cardwell
 Former State Rep. Maggie Martinez
- Idaho:
 Former Congressman Larry LaRocco
- Illinois:
 Senator Richard Durbin
- Iowa:
 Senator Tom Harkin
- Kansas:
 Former Senate nominee Lee Jones
- Kentucky:
 Businessman Greg Fischer
 Former state Commerce Secretary Bruce Lunsford
 Dr. Michael Cassaro
- Louisiana:
 Senator Mary Landrieu
- Maine:
 Congressman Tom Allen
- Massachusetts:
 Senator John Kerry
- Michigan:
 Senator Carl Levin
- Minnesota:
 Commentator Al Franken
 Attorney Mike Ciresi
 Professor Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer
 Former Minneapolis Alderman Dick Franson
- Mississippi-A:
 Former State Representative Erik Fleming
 Perennial candidate Shawn O'Hara
- Mississippi-B:
 Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove
- Montana:
 Senator Max Baucus
- Nebraska:
 Businessman Tony Raimondo
 Veteran Larry Marvin
 2006 Congressional Nominee Scott Kleeb (considering)
- New Hampshire:
 Former Governor Jeanne Shaheen
- New Jersey:
 Senator Frank Lautenberg
- New Mexico:
 Congressman Tom Udall
- North Carolina:
 State Senator Kay Hagan
 Businessman Jim Neal
 Veteran John Ross Hendrix
 Businessman Duskin Lassiter
 State Board of Education Chair Howard Lee (considering)
- Oklahoma:
 State Senator Andrew Rice
- Oregon:
 House Speaker Jeff Merkley
 Activist Steve Novick
 Real estate broker Candy Neville
- Rhode Island:
 Senator Jack Reed
- South Carolina:
 Attorney Michael Cone
 Attorney Tom Turnipseed (considering)
- South Dakota:
 Senator Tim Johnson
- Tennessee:
 Businessman Kenneth Eaton
 Former Knox County Clerk Mike Padgett
 Activist Chris Lugo
 Former TN-Dems Chair Bob Tuke (considering)
- Texas:
 State Representative Rick Noriega
- Virginia:
 Former Governor Mark Warner
- West Virginia:
 Senator Jay Rockefeller
- Wyoming-A: unknown
- Wyoming-B:
 Attorney Nick Carter (considering)
Republican Incumbent Primary Challengers
- Alaska:
 Businessman David Cuddy
 Former Lt. Gov. Loren Leman (considering)
 Former state Senate President Mike Miller (considering)
- Idaho:
 Rancher Rex Rammell
 Iraq veteran Scott Syme
 Former Caldwell City Councilman Kent Marmon
 Businessman Richard Phenneger
 Machinist Brian Hefner
 Attorney Fred Adams
 Former Boise Mayoral candidate Harley Brown
 Neal Thompson
 Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez (ceased campaign)
- Kentucky:
 Daniel Essek
 1995 GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Larry Forgy (draft effort)
- Minnesota:
 Former Senator Rod Grams (considering)
- Oregon:
 1998 GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Bill Sizemore (considering)
- South Carolina:
 Former Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride
 RNC Member Buddy Witherspoon
 Air Force veteran John Cina
 Computer specialist Tim Carnes
 Former Rep. Tommy Hartnett (considering)
 State Representative Jeff Duncan (considering)
- Texas:
 2006 Gubernatorial candidate Larry Kilgore
- Wyoming (Barrasso):
 Former U.S. Attorney Matt Mead (considering)
Retirements, Resignations, and Passings
- Wayne Allard (R-CO): Announced retirement, 1/15/07
- Craig Thomas (R-WY): Passed away, 6/4/07
- John Warner (R-VA): Announced retirement, 8/31/07
- Chuck Hagel (R-NE): Announced retirement, 9/10/07
- Larry Craig (R-ID): Announced retirement (we think), 10/4/07
- Pete Domenici (R-NM): Announced retirement, 10/4/07
- Trent Lott (R-MS): Announced impending resignation, 11/26/07
Links
- Roadblock Republicans
- DSCC's YouTube Page
- Rothenberg Political Report 2008 Senate Ratings (2/22/08)
- Cook Political Report Senate Race Ratings - PDF (1/17/08)
- CQPolitics Balance of Power Scorecard (8/15/07)
- Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball: Senate '08 Update (7/19/07)
- National Journal 2008 Senate Race Rankings (2/12/07)
- Survey USA Senator Approval Ratings (11/22/06)
- 2008 Senate Race Tracker Wiki
- 2008 Senate Elections Wikipedia Page
- U.S. Senate Seat-Holders Chart, 1978-present
- Pollster.com
- Project Vote Smart
- An Inconvenient Truth
- Senator Chuck Schumer's Positively American
- Americans United for Change
- Empowering Veterans
- Vote Vets
- The Hill
National Blog Roll
- All Spin Zone
- All Things Democrat
- AmericaBlog
- Atrios
- Blue Sunbelt
- Bob Geiger
- Booman Tribune
- Campaign Diaries
- The Carpetbagger Report
- Cliff Schecter
- CQPolitics
- Crooks and Liars
- Daily Kos
- Daily Left
- The Democratic Daily
- Digby
- Election Day 2008
- An Enduring Democratic Majority
- Firedoglake
- The Fix (Washington Post)
- From the Roots (DSCC Blog)
- The Gavel (Speaker Pelosi)
- The Group News Blog
- Gun Toting Liberal
- Hotline Blogometer
- Hotline On Call
- The Huffington Post
- Kicking Ass (DNC Blog)
- Left in the West
- Liberal Values
- MaxSpeak
- MyDD
- The Next Hurrah
- NJDC Blog
- Open Left
- Political Wire
- Politics1
- Progressive Blog Digest
- Rising Hegemon
- Rocky Mountain Report
- The Rothenberg Political Report
- Scholars & Rogues
- The Stakeholder (DCCC Blog)
- Swing State Project
- Talking Points Memo
- Think Progress
- VetVoice
- Wonkette
State Blog Roll
- 43rd State Blues (ID)
- Alaska Pride (AK)
- Badlands Blue (SD)
- Birmingham Blues (AL)
- Bleeding Heartland (IA)
- Bluegrass Report (KY)
- BlueGrass Roots (KY)
- Blue Hampshire (NH)
- Blue Jersey (NJ)
- Blue Mass Group (MA)
- Blue NC (NC)
- Blue Oklahoma (OK)
- Blue Oregon (OR)
- Blue Tide Rising (KS)
- The Bridge (KY)
- Burnt Orange Report (TX)
- Capitol Annex (TX)
- Colorado Confidential (CO)
- Colorado Pols (CO)
- Cotton Mouth (MS)
- Daily Delaware (DE)
- Daily Kingfish (LA)
- Democracy for New Mexico (NM)
- Doc's Political Parlor (AL)
- Heath Haussamen (NM)
- Iowa Progress (IA)
- Joe Monahan (NM)
- KnoxViews (TN)
- Left in Alabama (AL)
- Loaded Orygun (OR)
- Michigan Liberal (MI)
- Minnesota Campaign Report (MN)
- MN Blue (MN)
- MN Publius (MN)
- The MountainGoat Report (ID)
- New Mexico FBIHOP (NM)
- New Nebraska Network (NE)
- North Texas Liberal (TX)
- Not Larry Sabato (VA)
- Prarie State Blue (IL)
- Public Policy Polling (NC)
- Raising Kaine (VA)
- Red State Rebels (ID)
- Rhode Island's Future (RI)
- South Dakota Progressive (SD)
- Square State (CO)
- TennViews (TN)
- Texas Kaos (TX)
- Tondee's Tavern (GA)
- Turn Maine Blue (ME)
- UNO Dems (NE)
- West Virginia Blue (WV)
- Witigonen (OR)
Candidate-Specific Blogs & Sites
Cheering Them On- Blue Sparks in Alabama (AL)
- Draft Horne (1) (KY)
- Draft Horne (2) (KY)
- Draft Brad Miller (NC)
- Draft Crit (KY)
- Draft DeFazio (OR)
- Draft Governor Henry (OK)
- Draft Owen (KY)
- Draft Rick Noriega (TX)
- Draft Scott Kleeb (NE)
- Draft Shaheen (NH)
- Draft Tom Udall (NM)
- NoriegaBlog (Unofficial) (TX)
- Run Andrew Run (OK)
- Stumbo 4 Senate (Unofficial) (KY)
- Tom Allen for Senate (Unofficial) (ME)
- We Want Mike Moore (MS)
- We Want Wyc (GA)
- Bob Schaffer on the Issues (CO)
- Collins Watch (ME)
- Defeat Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Ditch Mitch KY (KY)
- Dump Lindsey.org (SC)
- Dump Lindsey Graham (SC)
- No Hagel (NE)
- Norm Coleman Weasel Meter (MN)
- The Real Wicker (MS)
- Retire Ted (AK)
- Sack Sessions (AL)
- Shifty Schaffer (CO)
- Stop Cornyn (TX)
- Stop Gordon Smith (OR)
- Stop Sununu (NH)
- Sununu Hampshire (NH)
- Toast Graham! (SC)
- Tom Davis Truth (VA)
- What's McConnell Hiding? (KY)
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