Senate Democratic primaries frozen (LA/NC/FL/SC)

Indecision by incumbents could hurt fundraising
By Max Lamont

Sens. John Breaux of Louisiana, John Edwards of North Carolina, Bob Graham of Florida and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina can’t — or won’t — say whether they will seek reelection in 2004.

That complicates the party’s efforts to hold on to its 48 Senate seats and forces other Democrats to put off running until the incumbents decide.

“The indecision of these candidates is the sort of thing that can really have an impact on the party,” said pollster John Zogby, president and CEO of Zogby International.

“Florida and North Carolina are particularly important because those states have huge implications on the presidential races aside from their own candidacy.”
In Edwards’s and Graham’s cases, White House aspirations have pushed the Senate to the sidelines.

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but we're all caught up in the LA governor's race right now. I'm not sure why he wouldn't run again...

GRRR...just read the article and Vitter (my Repub representative, unfortunately) wants to take his place. Crap. I guess I need make my feelings known.

A southern girl's work is never done...

If anything we should be working hard to gain some. In the unlikely event we don't take the White House, the House and Senate seats are of the utmost important. Edwards and Graham aren't going to get the nomination. Why not help out where they can. It's not that I don't like them, I'm just being realistic. We need them where they are.

even when we win the White House, we still need to add seats. I will write letters tomorrow to Breaux (please run!) and Vitter (please don't!) and will follow up here if I get any response

We need Breaux. He may not be the most liberal member of the Senate, but without his seat, we can't keep the Senate.

Look at the William Pryor nomination. Most votes seem to go along party lines. That man scares me. It seems that so many votes are so close that every single one counts.