In the heat of the special election in Massachusetts to fill the Senate seat held by the late Senator Ted Kennedy, interest has grown in the other seats that will be up for grabs in 2010.
Annoucing they will not seek re-election are:
Democrats
Criss Dodd - Connecticut
Byron L.Durgan - North Dakota
Republicans
George Voinovich - Ohio
Kit Bond - Missouri
George LeMieux - Florida
Sam Brownback - Kansas
Judd Gregg - New Hampshire
Jim Dunning - Kentucky
Missouri,Ohio and New Hampshire are tossups and in races in which there is no incumbant, Florida could go either way. In Kansas, former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius could be a strong contender for the Democrats. Connecticut seems secure for the the Dems. but they could lose North Dakota.
The net result in these elections could go either way but there is a good possiblity that if Democrats can quell voters disatisfaction before November, they could possibly pick up five of these seats while losing only one.
With the sudden surge in the pols by Republican Scott Brown in heavily Democratic Massachusetts, the Democrats have been given a wake up call and should be expected to fight hard, even in the states that would normally be considered easy wins.
In this respect, a victory by Scott Brown could be the best thing that could happen to the Democrats. They won't be by suprised again. Frustrated and angry Democrats from Massachusetts will take a greater interest in the Connecticut and New Hampshire races and will cross the border to campaign for and donate to the Democratic candidates.
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