Create the Democratic Dream Team!

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Illinois: Bill Foster.  The senate could use a physicist
New Hampshire.  Former Governor John Lynch is probably a much stronger choice than Maggie Hassan.  Hassan was only reelected by 5%.  To be sure in a Republican year and against a strong candidate.

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Maine Shanna Bellows

Angus King caucuses with the Democrats and mostly votes with them.  Why should the Democrats run a candidate against him?

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Lynch won by 8 in 2010, against a guy that wasn't getting pimped by every 2016 Republican presidential contender under the sun.

Thanks I was not aware of that. 

2010 was an even stronger Republican year than 2014, so I don't know how much to read into that.

Lynch had been twice reelected with around 70% of the vote in 2006 and 2008.  I believe he also left office with very high popularity.

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Lynch won by 8 in 2010, against a guy that wasn't getting pimped by every 2016 Republican presidential contender under the sun.

Thanks I was not aware of that. 

2010 was an even stronger Republican year than 2014, so I don't know how much to read into that.

Lynch had been twice reelected with around 70% of the vote in 2006 and 2008.  I believe he also left office with very high popularity.

I think both him and Hassan would be very strong candidates. I'm just saying you can't really hold her 2014 margin against her without holding Lynch's 2010 margin against him.

Fair point, however from wiki:
 In April 2012, Lynch's approval rating was again above 70% making him the second most popular Governor in the United States, behind New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Lynch enjoyed bipartisan support and is the most popular Governor in the state's history.