It's early, but we must start thinking about tomorrow. And about the next election. Midterm. The country in a mess.
So can anyone rate those races from what we know today?
People have argued that moderate Republicans in blue states might be the main targets.
Santorum, Snowe, Chafee (provided he runs).
And how about Lieberman? Is he safe, as far as the Democratic primaries are concerned?
[editor's note, by InterestedBystander]Re-formatted lists.
[editor's note, by InterestedBystander]I've now added the percentage these senators received in 2000 and sorted them accordingly.
[editor's note, by InterestedBystander]I've now also added the percentage comparison to the percentage the presidential candidate of that party received in 2000. Read: In West Virginia Byrd got 32 more than Gore did.
Demoract Incumbent (17)
- West Virginia - Robert Byrd - 78 (+32)
- Florida - Bill Nelson - 77 (+28)
- Massachusetts - Ted Kennedy - 73 (+13)
- Hawaii - Daniel Akaka - 73 (+17)
- Connecticut - Joe Lieberman - 63 (+7)
- Maryland - Paul Sarabanes - 63 (+6)
- Wisconsin - Herbert Kohl - 62 (+14)
- New Mexico - Jeff Bingman - 62 (+15)
- North Dakota - Kent Conrad - 61 (+28)
- California - Diane Feinstein - 56 (+3)
- Delaware - Tom Carper - 56 (+1)
- New York - Hillary Clinton - 55 (-5)
- Nebraska - Ben Nelson - 51 (+18)
- New Jersey - Jon Corzine - 50 (-6)
- Washington - Maria Cantwell - 49 (-1)
- Minnesota - Mark Dayton - 49 (+1)
- Michigan - Debbie Stabenow - 49 (-2)
Republican Incumbent (15)
- Arizona - Jon Kyl - 79 (+28)
- Wyoming - Craig Thomas - 74 (+6)
- Maine - Olympia Snowe - 69 (+25)
- Indiana - Richard Lugar - 67 (+10)
- Mississippi - Trent Lott - 66 (+8)
- Utah - Orrin Hatch - 66 (-1)
- Texas - Kay Bailey Hutchison - 65 (+6)
- Tennessee - Bill Frist - 65 (+14)
- Ohio - Mike DeWine - 60 (+10)
- Rhode Island - Lincoln Chafee - 57 (+25)
- Nevada - John Ensign - 55 (+5)
- Virgnina - George Allen - 52 (+-0)
- Pennsylvania - Rick Santorum - 52 (+6)
- Montana - Conrad Burns - 51 (-7)
- Missouri - Jim Talent (Bush: 50)
Independent*
- Vermont - Jim Jeffords - 66 (+25)