Can Democrats snag Beau Biden?
In Delaware, control of the Senate seat formerly held by Vice President Joe Biden likely comes down to his son Beau’s decision to run or not. If Beau Biden, currently the state’s attorney general and an Iraq war veteran, doesn’t enter the contest, nearly all the smart money will be on GOP Rep. Mike Castle, a former governor. Will Halter challenge Lincoln? While Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has said he is focused on re-election, everyone else is focused on whether he’s making plans to take on Sen. Blanche Lincoln in the state’s May Democratic primary. He’s already met with leading labor officials and progressive opinion leaders and won’t rule out a challenge to the only Southern Senate Democrat who is up for reelection this year. If he does run, Lincoln would become the third Democratic incumbent facing a bruising intra-party fight this year. Will Norm Coleman mount a comeback? Former GOP Sen. Norm Coleman’s gradual return to the spotlight has sparked considerable speculation that the
