VT-Gov: Jim Douglas Taking Lots of Heat

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

His odds at winning the Senate race are virtually zero.
I'd assume he has a reasonable chance at winning re-election to governor.
He might have a slight chance at winning the House seat, but that probably wouldn't be that high, either.

you got it.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Making progress would mean a significant gain, that's not likely, but this seat would be a hold (since Jeffords is a de facto Democrat anyway). So it's really about as relavant as the fact that if Ted Kennedy or Orrin Hatch retired, neither seat would have any chance of switching.

I simply can not see how anyone can argue Douglas is in a better position than William Weld or Tony Knowles. Or even Jeanne Shaheen.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Shaheen wasn't in a presidential year.