IN Sen Moved to Narrow Advantage for Bayh
Former Sen. Dan Coats' (R) likely entry into the Indiana Senate race puts another seat into play for Republicans.
Coats last served in the Senate a decade ago and Democrats are already attacking him for living in Virginia since then, but the Republican should be a credible alternative for voters who are dissatisfied with the direction of the country and the party in power. Coats will need to put together his campaign quickly in order to compete with the $13 million Sen. Evan Bayh (D) had in the bank at the end of the year. But this has suddenly become a very interesting race. Move from Currently Safe to Narrow Advantage for the Incumbent Party.
Here are our latest Senate ratings.
#- Moved benefiting Democrats
*- Moved benefiting Republicans
Lean Takeover (0 R, 4 D)
- Lincoln (D-AR)
- Reid (D-NV)
- ND Open (Dorgan, D)
- DE Open (Kaufman, D)
Toss-Up (4 R, 3 D)
- KY Open (Bunning, R)
- MO Open (Bond, R)
- NH Open (Gregg, R)
- OH Open (Voinovich, R)
- IL Open (Burris, D)
- Bennet (D-CO)
- Specter (D-PA)
Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party (1 R, 1 D)
- Burr (R-NC)
- Bayh (D-IN) *
Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party (2 R,1 D)
Currently Safe (11 R, 10 D)
- Vitter (R-LA)
- FL Open (LeMieux, R)
- CT Open (Dodd, D)
- Bennett (R-UT)
- Coburn (R-OK)
- Crapo (R-ID)
- DeMint (R-SC)
- Grassley (R-IA)
- Isakson (R-GA)
- McCain (R-AZ)
- Murkowski (R-AK)
- Shelby (R-AL)
- Thune (R-SD)
- KS Open (Brownback, R)
- Boxer (D-CA)
- Feingold (D-WI)
- Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Inouye (D-HI)
- Leahy (D-VT)
- Mikulski (D-MD)
- Murray (D-WA)
- Schumer (D-NY)
- Wyden (D-OR)
