Reply #6: huh

[Radical Activist]

I see a number of Democratic pickup opportunities on that 2012 map. Especially since it will be another Presidential election year with Obama on the ballot. I'm looking at Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, plus maybe Tennessee and Texas if we recruit the right candidates.

We might lose a couple of blue-dog Democrats from Republican states and still end up with a more liberal Senate after pickups in other states. For example, if we lose Ben Nelson but also replace Scott Brown with a more liberal Democrat then we're coming out ahead.