Who else is voluntarily going besides Lieberman (CT), Conrad (ND) and Hutchison (TX) and what will it mean in the Senate in 2012?
Jim Webb? (VA)
Herbert Kohl? (WI)
Jeff Bingaman? (NM)
Ben Nelson? (NE)
Daniel Akaka? (HI)
John Ensign? (NV)
"The GOP needs to pick up just four seats in 2012 for control of the upper chamber and the party has a total of 23 targets to choose from, while only needing to defend 10 of its own seats."
Senate retirements mostly good news for GOP in 2012 landscape - TheHill.com
Despite the the title of the article, they say at the end, the likely outcome is that the Democrats would increase their majority. What do you say and how much will the Presidential election rub off on the Senate elections (something the article does not factor in)?
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