Looking at 2010

I was surfing the political websites I usually look at to gauge goings on and noticed a very interesting thing. Even if you take out the incumbents there are still more republican declared candidates than democrats. Now I accidentally labeled Christopher Geary a democrat he is a republican. Also Matt Sakalosky who is challenging Lee Terry in a primary Geary is challenging Gov.Heineman in his primary. As of right now and I am sure it will change the only declared democratic candidate is Rebekah Davis a minister who is challenging Congressman Adrian Smith. Now it is assumed that State Sen. Tom White is going to challenge Congressman Lee Terry while White is trying to lay low before his official announcement when you spend your time at the Morrison-Exxon dinner attacking Rep.Terry its hard to believe that you haven't made up your mind on the race or not. With the democrats trying to recruit State Sen.Steve Lathrop into running as a sacrificial lamb to Gov. Heineman it again brings up an issue that the democrats will have to face.
Both Senators White and Lathrop seats in the Unicameral are up for re-election in 2010 so they have to make the decision whether to pad their political resume with easier re-election campaigns to the legislature or do the risk those seats and and go for higher office. Now if the do seek higher office the republican state party will be overjoyed. the state republican party wants to pick up two legislative seats and with both senators White and Lathrop running for higher office this would open up two more legislative seats that would be put in play in 2010. So the democrats with their limited bench have tough decisions ahead of them more than likely the democrats will not field a full slate of viable candidates for office in 2010.