{"id":2686,"date":"2013-01-11T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2013\/01\/11\/democratic-senators-up-for-re-election\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:20:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:20:33","slug":"democratic-senators-up-for-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2686","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Senators Up For Re-election In 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:14378,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.redstate.com\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/17\\\/my-quick-handicapping-of-democratic-at-risk-senate-races-in-2014&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20151007185644\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.redstate.com\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/17\\\/my-quick-handicapping-of-democratic-at-risk-senate-races-in-2014\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 02:57:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-02 01:25:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-02 01:25:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14508,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.huffingtonpost.com\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/11\\\/jay-rockefeller-resigns_n_2455812.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160304081731\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.huffingtonpost.com\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/11\\\/jay-rockefeller-resigns_n_2455812.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 04:13:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-02 01:25:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-02 01:25:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThe Instapundit mentioned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/2012\/11\/17\/my-quick-handicapping-of-democratic-at-risk-senate-races-in-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this handicapping of those Senate Democrats at -risk up for re-election the other day<\/a>. It was done by Moe Lane and offers his assessment of their re-election chances. The ranking leaves out four Democrats who are up for re-election &#8211; Coons, Durbin, Harkin, and Reed &#8211; and I&#8217;m assuming that is because they face no risk of losing. <\/p>\n<p>Using Lane&#8217;s assessment as a starting point, I went back and added in each senator&#8217;s 2008 NRA-PVF rating and their current GOA rating. The chart with this is below:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;\">\n<td nowrap=\"\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<b>State<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"\" style=\"border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<b>Senator<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"\" style=\"border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<b>Est. Risk<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"\" style=\"border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<b>NRA (2008)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"\" style=\"border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<b>GOA (2012)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nAlaska<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMark Begich<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSerious Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nAQ<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nD<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 2;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nArkansas<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMark Pryor<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSome Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nC-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 3;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nColorado<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMark Udall<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSome Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nC <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 4;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nLouisiana<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMary Landrieu<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSerious Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nC<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 5;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMassachusetts<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nJohn Kerry<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nOnly if vacant<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 6;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMichigan<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nCarl Levin<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nLow Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 7;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMinnesota<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nAl Franken<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSerious Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 8;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMontana<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMax Baucus<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSome Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nA+<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nD-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 9;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nNew Hampshire<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nJeanne Shaheen<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSome Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 10;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nNew Jersey<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nFrank Lautenberg<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nOnly if vacant<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 11;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nNew Mexico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nTom Udall<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nLow Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nC-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 12;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nNorth Carolina<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nKay Hagan<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSerious Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 13;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nOregon<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nJeff Merkley<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSome Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 14;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSouth Dakota<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nTim Johnson<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSerious Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nA<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 15;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nVirginia<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nMark Warner<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"122\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nLow Risk<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nA<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 56.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nF<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: .2in; mso-yfti-irow: 16; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nWest Virginia<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 87.0pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\nJay Rockefeller<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .2in; 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While all of these senators should be the target of letters and calls regarding the various gun control proposals, the five at &#8220;serious risk&#8221; should be deluged with calls and letters from those of us who believe in the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>There is an old saying that goes a senator should be a statesman in his first two years, should be half politician and half statesman in the middle two years, and damn well better be all politician in the last two years. Let&#8217;s use that to our advantage in this fight for our gun rights.<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/01\/11\/jay-rockefeller-resigns_n_2455812.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Jay Rockefeller announced today<\/a> that he will be retiring at the end of his term in 2014. That means a low risk seat in the chart above just became an open seat and one that can be picked up by a pro-gun rights candidate. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Instapundit mentioned this handicapping of those Senate Democrats at -risk up for re-election the other day. 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