Senate 2008 Guru: Following the Races

Keeping a close eye on developments in the 2008 U.S. Senate races

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Thursday Rundown

  • Virginia: Tom Davis makes it official that he will not run for Senate in 2008, meaning that the VA-GOP will be stuck with its failed conservative former Gov. Jim Gilmore as their likely nominee against popular former Governor Mark Warner.

  • North Carolina: Jim Neal starts his campaign to oust Elizabeth Dole with some crisp, sharp rhetoric. Perhaps Dole will get that competitive challenge after all.

  • Nebraska: Following Bob Kerrey's withdrawal from consideration, Mike Fahey and Scott Kleeb both indicate interest as well as a sense of obligations elsewhere. That said, Democrats could have a strong challenger or could have no one in this race.

  • New Mexico: Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish has created a federal political action committee. Could it be a signal that she is looking harder at running for federal (Senate) rather than state (Governor) office?

  • Kansas: Just more speculation on Governor Kathleen Sebelius running for Senate... in 2010.

  • It's been five long years since we lost Paul Wellstone.

    • posted by Senate2008Guru | 2:27 PM

    4 Comments:

    Blogger JeremiahTheMessiah said...

    http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=985

    Kay Hagan is back in for NC. She opted out because Schumer was insisting on Martin.

    7:48 PM, October 25, 2007  
    Blogger JeremiahTheMessiah said...

    "Diane Denish has created a federal political action committee. Could it be a signal that she is looking harder at running for federal (Senate) rather than state (Governor) office?"

    ...I hate to say it but that's rather misleading, don't you think? Although the article was written yesterday (Central time zone here) she created the PAC in June. June was four months ago, before anyone knew Domenici was retiring. To say this is some sort of signal in relation to the possible senate bid would be false.

    1:20 AM, October 26, 2007  
    Blogger LP said...

    Damn, Jeremiah, you beat me to it. She started the PAC well back, and has only used it to help out of state politicians.

    The Journal headline seemed to want to tell us that it had something to do with the Senate race; as if we don't have enough information and rumors flying around without the Journal adding to it.

    1:52 AM, October 26, 2007  
    Blogger JeremiahTheMessiah said...

    Well, not really. She's donated to three politicians. Richardson for President, (Which yes, is a New Mexico politician) but the other two are Colorado congressional candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald and U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller.

    12:05 PM, October 26, 2007  

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