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BamaFanNKy
02-15-2011, 06:38 PM
Here are the 2012 seats in play:
Arizona: Kyl (R) retiring
California: Feinstein (D) 59%
Connecticut: Lieberman (I) retiring
Delaware: Carper (D) 70%
Florida: Nelson (D) 60%
Hawaii: Akaka (D) 61%
Indiana: Lugar (R) 87%
Maine: Snow (R) 74%
Maryland: Cardin (D) 54%
Mass: Brown (R) 52%
Michigan: Stabenow (D) 57%
Minnesota: Klobuchar (D) 58%
Mississippi: Wicker (R) 55%
Missouri: McKaskill (D) 50%
Montana: Tester (D) 49% (3rd party got 3%)
Nebraska: Nelson (D) 64%
Nevada: Ensign (R) 55%
New Jersey: Menendez (D) 53%
New Mexico: Bingaman (D) 71%
New York: Gillibrand (D) 63%
North Dakota: Conrad (D) retiring
Ohio: Brown (D) 56%
Penn: Casey Jr. (D) 59%
RI: Whitehouse (D) 53%
TN: Corker (R) 51%
TX: Hutchison (R) retiring
Utah: Hatch (R) 62%
Vermont: Sanders (I) 65%
Virginia: Webb (D) Retiring
Washington: Cantwell (D) 57%
West Virginia: Manchin (D) 54%
Wisconsin: Kohl (D) 67%
Wyoming: Barrasso (R) 75%

Maximus
02-15-2011, 06:52 PM
It'd be interesting if John Dennis ran for Feinstein's seat. California just changed its primary system so his liberty views would make him favorable to the whole electorate rather than the law and order, no pot republican primary.

Flash
02-15-2011, 07:00 PM
Arizona: Kyl (R) retiring

There is Jeff Flake. He isn't exactly a liberty candidate since he supports things like the Patriot Act. But he does oppose the wars, TARP, & big government in general.


Connecticut: Lieberman (I) retiring

I guess Peter Schiff could run for this seat. He has no chance at winning though.

BamaFanNKy
02-15-2011, 10:30 PM
Well, I know we've all talked about Gary Johnson in NM.

Surely we have someone for Manchin in WV and someone for McKaskill in Mo.

Inkblots
02-15-2011, 10:36 PM
Claire McCaskill absolutely needs to go down. The Liberty movement is reasonably strong in Missouri: they pushed an anti-Real ID bill through the legislature, and got the referendum on the Obamacare mandate put on the ballot last year.

On the other hand, they couldn't stop Roy Blunt in the GOP primary, so who knows?

BamaFanNKy
02-15-2011, 10:59 PM
Claire McCaskill absolutely needs to go down. The Liberty movement is reasonably strong in Missouri: they pushed an anti-Real ID bill through the legislature, and got the referendum on the Obamacare mandate put on the ballot last year.

On the other hand, they couldn't stop Roy Blunt in the GOP primary, so who knows?

Yeah, and both the states I mentioned..... border Senator Rand Paul states.

BamaFanNKy
02-15-2011, 11:02 PM
Also.... He's been coming around and he sure mentions Senator and Congressman Paul all the time..... Florida?!?!
http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070205/070205_scarborough_vsmall_12p.grid-4x2.jpg

BamaFanNKy
02-16-2011, 07:17 AM
bump. We discuss everything BUT seats we should target.

Matt Collins
02-16-2011, 09:03 AM
A "possible" for Corker in TN.

matt0611
02-16-2011, 09:05 AM
I know Peter Schiff has been mulling over moving to Florida. Maybe a senate run? He'd certainly have a better chance in FL than CT

erowe1
02-16-2011, 09:05 AM
A "possible" for Corker in TN.

Let me guess, Glenn Jacobs.

I would throw Jimmy Duncan's name out there too.

erowe1
02-16-2011, 09:18 AM
Maine is where the Ron Paul faction of the tea party totally rewrote the GOP platform at their state convention last year. I don't know if they have a viable candidate, but it sure seems like they have the boots on the ground if there is one.

AZ: Flake!
CA: Tom McClintock?, Tucker Carlson? (he grew up there, not sure if he lives there)
IN: Possibly Mike Delph (not sure where he is on foreign policy yet)
MD: Wayne Gilchrest? (lots of problems on domestic spending, but not as bad as a Democrat on that, good on foreign policy, a friend and former endorsee of Ron Paul, probably electable in a blue state like MD)
MI: Amash?
MN: Jason Lewis?
NJ: Judge Napolitano!
NM: Gary Johnson!
NY: John Stossel?
OH: Drew Carey?
TN: Glenn Jacobs?, Jimmy Duncan?
TX: Medina?, Robert Paul?
UT: Chaffetz?
VA: Ken Cuccinelli?
WI: Ed Thompson?

Not sure about Montana and Wyoming, but there absolutely have to be good candidates in those states. They're the most RP-friendly states on that list (perhaps along with Utah). Nevada's another place there has to be someone.

BamaFanNKy
02-16-2011, 09:32 AM
How the hell do we not have WV or MO candidates?

malkusm
02-16-2011, 09:52 AM
I would get behind a Gilchrest run in Maryland, but unfortunately, I think he really burned some bridges back in 2008 when he refused to endorse Andy Harris after losing his primary. Harris went on to lose narrowly in one of the few Republican stronghold districts in the state, and the establishment GOP still has a lot of resentment towards Gilchrest over that.

Also: As mentioned, he's far from perfect.

Chieppa1
02-16-2011, 10:20 AM
New Jersey: Menendez (D) 53%

Lou Dobbs was thinking about running against him.

THE JUDGE is from Jersey.

Steve Lonegan was enforced by Ron Paul for governor against Christie. He should run for something.

BamaFanNKy
02-16-2011, 11:00 AM
Do we have many people on here from Missouri or West Virginia?

BamaFanNKy
02-16-2011, 06:32 PM
bump

eduardo89
02-16-2011, 06:34 PM
Well, I know we've all talked about Gary Johnson in NM.


We need to pressure him on this!