In the August 15 issue of
CQ Weekly, the magazine takes a look at where the race to control the Senate in 2006 stands today.
No Clear Favorite
Minnesota -- Mark Dayton, D (Open seat)
Pennsylvania -- Rick Santorum, R
Leans Republican
Missouri -- Jim Talent, R
Montana -- Conrad Burns, R
Rhode Island -- Lincoln Chafee, R
Tennessee -- Bill Frist, R (Open seat)
Leans Democrat
Florida -- Bill Nelson, D
Maryland -- Paul Sarbanes, D (Open seat)
Nebraska -- Ben Nelson, D
New Jersey -- Jon Corzine, D
North Dakota -- Kent Conrad, D
Vermont -- Jim Jeffords, I (Open seat)
Washington -- Maria Cantwell, D
Republican Favored
Arizona -- Jon Kyl, R
Maine -- Olympia Snowe, R
Nevada -- John Ensign, R
Ohio -- Mike DeWine, R
Virginia -- George Allen, R
Democrat Favored
Michigan -- Debbie Stabenow, D
New Mexico -- Jeff Bingaman, D
New York -- Hillary Rodham Clinton, D
West Virginia -- Robert Byrd, D
Safe Republican
Indiana -- Dick Lugar, R
Mississippi -- Trent Lott, R
Texas -- Kay Bailey Hutchison, R
Utah -- Orrin Hatch, R
Wyoming -- Craig Thomas, R
Safe Democrat
California -- Dianne Feinstein, D
Connecticut -- Joe Lieberman, D
Deleware -- Tom Carper, D
Hawaii -- Daniel Akaka, D
Massachusetts -- Ted Kennedy, D
Wisconsin -- Herb Kohl, D
Not too many surprises here. Kossacks might be disappointed with the "Republican Favored" label for Mike DeWine, but just the same, the
CQ list jives pretty well with Chris Bowers'
Republican and
Democratic target lists, or
my roundup of the Democrats' chances at retaking the Senate next year.
For more continuing coverage, check out my blog at Basie.org.