I would like to thank Jim Pederson, Harold Ford and Ned Lamont

[Wetzelbill]

Those guys fought hard in three extremely uphill battles. The dirt in those races got pretty ugly but they all conducted themselves well. Each had a pretty solid shot to win at certain points in their races, and that alone is a helluva accomplishment considering the odds they faced.

They fought hard and lost on a night when everthing else went Dems way. Still, they did us proud and I hope they keep on fighting.

[tblue]

1. I hope they all try again. We'll still be here when and if they do.

[Wetzelbill]

2. yes, Ford and Lamont are pretty young guys

and Pederson would have a helluva short to be governor four years from now when Napolitano is term limited. So I hope they do too.

[blondeatlast]

3. Hear, hear! And largely BECAUSE of Jim Pederson, JD Hayworth

WILL GO DOWN.

As AZ state chair, Pederson laid the groundwork.

[Wetzelbill]

6. Jim was a great chair

sacrificed a lot of his time and own money to do some great things.

[SharonAnn]

4. Here in TN, Ford ran an outstanding campaign. It's our loss (and the

entire country's loss) that we won't have him in the Senate.

I certainly hope he does run again.

And I don't agree with him on everything, but he's really, really smart ("wicked smart") and is the kind of person who can help govern this country and help fix our foreign relations.

[Wetzelbill]

5. Right on

exactly how I feel.

[politicasista]

7. I hope so too

I agree with your post. Though I don't agree with Harold on everything, I still think he will make a good senator and will represent TN well in DC someday.

[Hippo_Tron]

8. Pederson and Ford forced the GOP to spend resources defending those seats

Which is what made it possible for us to win the ones that we did. And after Schlessinger failed to get GOP support, Lieberman built a coalition that Lamont simply couldn't beat. Lamont changed the debate, though, and I think that we will see the Democrats taking a tougher stance on Iraq thanks in part to him.