Two Seats: The Key To Senate Control
September 11, 2007, 7:42pm
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has produced a video titled “Two Seats” to emphasize the obstacle before the GOP to regain control of the Senate.
What the video won’t tell you: that winning those two seats is a huge hurdle in an election season where three Republican senators have announced in recent weeks that they will not seek re-election.
One of those senators, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, announced his decision yesterday. His move closely followed the news that John Warner is not running again in Virginia and that Larry Craig won’t be on Idaho’s ballot in 2008.
Idaho’s seat may be relatively easier for Republicans to keep because Craig plans to resign his seat by the end of this month as a result of a guilty plea in a sex sting this summer. A Republican governor will appoint a GOP replacement, thus giving Craig’s successor the advantage of incumbency.
But Nebraska and Virginia offer strong potential pickup opportunities for Democrats, meaning that Republicans might have to win more than just two Democratic seats to recapture the Senate.
Categories: Virginia, Idaho, Nebraska, Larry Craig, Chuck Hagel, John Warner, AdWatch, Senate 2008
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