The purpose of this group is discuss candidates for Congress and to discuss ideas on how to retain a Democratic majority in Congress. The goal of this group is to do all that we can to preserve our congressional majority in 2008 and beyond.
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The Senate as it stands today:
Note: Red means 2 Republican Senators, Blue means 2 Democratic Senators, and Purple indicates 1 Democrat and 1 Republican. Gray and Blue stripes means that there is an independent and a Democratic senator.
49 Republicans
49 Democrats
2 Independent (Who caucus with the Democrats)
*Our best chances to add to our majority in 2008 currently are:
Oregon- Gordon Smith
Maine- Susan Collins
Minnesota- Norm Coleman
New Hampshire- John Sununu
Colorado- Open (Wayne Allard-retiring)
* Our endangered Senators (as of today)
Mary Landrieu- Louisiana
Tim Johnson- South Dakota
Senate Incumbents-
(Click on their name to go to their myspace group if they have one. Click on their picture to go to their campaign site!)
Candidates
Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas
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Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware
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Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois
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Senator Thomas Harkin of Iowa
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Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana
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Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts
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Senator Carl Levin of Michigan
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Senator Max Baucus of Montana
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Senator Frank Lautenberg
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Senator John Reed
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Senator Timothy Johnson
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Senator John Rockefeller
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Senate Incumbents running for the White House
*Note that these are Senators not up for re-election this fall but may resign their seat to run for president or if they are elected president
The House as it stands today:
202 Republicans
233 Democrats
