Senate 2006

The US Senators up for re-election this year:

Those who I think are locks to be re-elected [safe]

Those who are endangered [toss]

The 4 removals which would be great [wishlist]

Akaka, Daniel K.- (D - HI)[safe]

Allen, George- (R - VA)[safe]

Bingaman, Jeff- (D - NM)

Burns, Conrad- (R - MT)

Byrd, Robert C.- (D - WV)[wishlist]

Chafee, Lincoln- (R - RI)

Cantwell, Maria- (D - WA)[toss]

DeWine, Mike- (R - OH)[toss]

Carper, Thomas R.- (D - DE)

Ensign, John- (R - NV)

Clinton, Hillary Rodham- (D - NY)[wishlist]

Frist, William H.- (R - TN)[safe]

Conrad, Kent- (D - ND)

Hatch, Orrin G.- (R - UT)[safe]

Dayton, Mark- (D - MN)

Hutchison, Kay - (R - TX)[safe]

Feinstein, Dianne- (D - CA)[wishlist]

Kyl, Jon- (R - AZ)

Jeffords, James M.- (I - VT)

Lott, Trent- (R - MS)[safe]

Kennedy, Edward M.- (D - MA)[wishlist]

Lugar, Richard G.- (R - IN)

Kohl, Herb- (D - WI)

Santorum, Rick- (R - PA)[toss]

Lieberman, Joseph I.- (D - CT)[safe]

Snowe, Olympia J.- (R - ME)

Menendez, Robert- (D - NJ)

Talent, James M.- (R - MO)

Nelson, Bill- (D - FL)

Thomas, Craig- (R - WY)

Nelson, E. Benjamin- (D - NE)

Sarbanes, Paul S.- (D - MD)[toss]

Stabenow, Debbie- (D - MI)

Cantwell is a toss up because the Democrats stole the Governors office in 2004.

DeWine is toss up because the Republicans have many scandals in Ohio.

Santorum and Sarbanes are simply in tight races.

Santorum may be helped by Lynn Swann’s bid for Governor.

DeWine may be helped by Ken Blackwell’s bid for Governor.

Sarbanes may be defeated by Michael Steele.

Please note that Lynn Swann, Ken Blackwell, Michael Steele and Stabenow’s opponent are all African-American Republicans.

I doubt if the overall compostion of the Senate will change (Democrat/Republican).

But the possibility of adding two African-American Republicans to the Senate is exciting.