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Sorry-- I guess she stands out since she's one of the only Senators (along with Russ Feingold) who've actually had the spine to stand up to the Rethugs at every point. She'd definitely get my vote.

Any of those five would be strong, and I think grass-roots Democrats have reason to be optimistic in 2008 so long as we don't stumble and choose a DLC'er. Gore would be brilliant without doubt. I do like Clark also, from what I've seen. Boxer for obvious reasons.

Warner and Schweitzer I know less about, but they both intrigue me. Schweitzer won the governorship in Montana, one of the reddest of red states, by a mixture of small business populism and pro-environmentalism that drew the support of Republican hunters and fishers-- yet he remained true to the Democratic base from the get-go.

Mark Warner? I know even less about him, but he may be a powerhouse in 2008. He's apparently a strong environmentalist himself-- http://www.caprep.com/0305054.htm (thanks to Tom for the link)
and it doesn't hurt that he's been elected as a Democrat to be the governor of the very Red State of Virginia. A good speaker from the little I've heard about him. Sounds like he might be strong with the base, yet also even pick up some Southern and Midwestern Red States (not to mention the Swing States) for the Democratic column.