2008 Election As Launchpad to Democratic Super-Majority in the Senate

In this article, Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothernberg Political Report comments on the chances that Democrats could get to a filibuster-proof 60 seats by 2010.

With the Democrats defending only 12 seats in 2008 and 15 in 2010, versus a total of 40 seats to be defended by Republicans over the two cycles (not to mention the Iraq issue looming over the GOP yet again), it is certainly possible that the Democrats could net the nine seats they need to get to 60.

Possible GOP retirements, as well as the prospect of both weak Republican senators and GOP seats in trending-Democratic states (e.g., NH, MN, and OR) should make Democrats very aware that this super-majority is a very real possibility. It all starts in 2008.