The Senate Belongs to the Republicans until 2008!

Vanity | 11/06/02 | David Pittelli

[Aquinasfan]

The next real danger time for Republicans will be 2008

I like this scenario. Jeb Bush/Alan Keyes '08.

[China Clipper]

[mwl1]

Just get the economy moving again and the 2004 politics will take care of themselves. New round of tax cuts and especially an energy bill, which is truly a jobs bill.

[DWPittelli]

I doubt we'll see much of Alan Keyes, but I was also thinking that, provided George Bush is seen as a success (i.e., he wins reelection and has 50%+ approval rating in 2007/2008), the most likely Republican Presidential nominee for 2008 is clearly Jeb Bush.

No one in the Congressional leadership is all that popular, well-known or good on TV. And no other governor is likely to come close to Jeb Bush on these measures either, and Florida is a pretty big state as well, helping Jeb Bush for either President or Vice-President.

[DWPittelli]

What are the other places and races?

Senate Terms Expiring in 2004

DEMOCRATS
1; Bayh, Evan; IN
2; Boxer, Barbara; CA
3; Breaux, John; LA
4; Daschle, Thomas; SD
5; Dodd, Christopher; CT
6; Dorgan, Byron; ND
7; Edwards, John; NC
8; Feingold, Russell; WI
9; Graham, Bob; FL
10; Hollings, Ernest; SC
11; Inouye, Daniel; HI
12; Leahy, Patrick; VT
13; Lincoln, Blanche; AR
14; Mikulski, Barbara; MD
15; Miller, Zell; GA
16; Murray, Patty; WA
17; Reid, Harry; NV
18; Schumer, Charles; NY
19; Wyden, Ron; OR

REPUBLICANS
1; Bennett, Robert; UT
2; Bond, Christopher; MO
3; Brownback, Sam; KS
4; Bunning, Jim; KY
5; Campbell, Ben Nighthorse; CO
6; Crapo, Mike; ID
7; Fitzgerald, Peter; IL
8; Grassley, Chuck; IA
9; Gregg, Judd; NH
10; McCain, John; AZ
11; Murkowski, Frank; AK
12; Nickles, Don; OK
13; Shelby, Richard; AL
14; Specter, Arlen; PA
15; Voinovich, George; OH

Senate Terms Expiring in 2006

DEMOCRATS
1; Akaka, Daniel; HI
2; Bingaman, Jeff; NM
3; Byrd, Robert; WV
4; Cantwell, Maria; WA
5; Carper, Thomas; DE
6; Clinton, Hillary; NY
7; Conrad, Kent ; ND
8; Corzine, Jon; NJ
9; Dayton, Mark ; MN
10; Feinstein, Dianne; CA
11; Kennedy, Edward; MA
12; Kohl, Herb; WI
13; Lieberman, Joseph; CT
14; Nelson, Bill ; FL
15; Nelson, Ben ; NE
16; Sarbanes, Paul ; MD
17; Stabenow, Debbie; MI

INDEPENDENTS
18; Jeffords, James; VT

REPUBLICANS
1; Allen, George; VA
2; Burns, Conrad; MT
3; Chafee, Lincoln; RI
4; DeWine, Mike ; OH
5; Ensign, John; NV
6; Frist, William; TN
7; Hatch, Orrin ; UT
8; Hutchison, Kay Bailey; TX
9; Kyl, Jon; AZ
10; Lott, Trent; MS
11; Lugar, Richard; IN
12; Santorum, Rick; PA
13; Snowe, Olympia; ME
14; Thomas, Craig; WY

[Aquinasfan]

I doubt we'll see much of Alan Keyes,

I like Alan first of all because he is the best candidate, but also because, as a black man, he will give the Democrats fits.