Which Current Governors will run for the Senate?

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Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) will eventually run for Senate when a seat opens up.

Gov. Phil Brehedson (D-TN) may challenge Sen. Bob Corker in 2012.

Gov. John Lynch (D-NH) will eventually run...

There are rumors Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) may actually run if Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) retires.  I don't see it happening.  Could he run in 2008 and then abdicate his senate seat for the state department?

God, I'd love for Gov. Brad Henry (D-OK), Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D-WY) and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to run sometime...

Gov. Tim Kaine would run in 2014 if the GOP keeps Senator Warner's senate seat (i.e. Mark Warner decides not to run).

I can also see Gov. Phil Hineman (R-NE) and Gov. Mike Rounds (R-SD) running one of these days...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), meanwhile, would actually be able to give Sen. Amy Klobuchar a run for her money. 

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Gov. Tim Kaine would run in 2014 if the GOP keeps Senator Warner's senate seat (i.e. Mark Warner decides not to run).

I think it more likely that Kaine will run in 2008 for Senate, leaving a stand-in until Mark Warner can run for governor again in 2009.

Except since the stand-in is LG Bill Bolling, the responsibility that he would hold for placing the state in the hands of that right-wing loon--even for a year would be too great to bear...

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Oh, and of course, Gov. Manchin is the obvious successor to Sen. Byrd or Sen. Rockefeller when they call it quits...

As for MN, 2006 was a very good year and though Amy Klobochar won huge, she's not exactly the most charismatic or silver-tonged politician around.  Of course she'd be favored given her victory margin but Pawlenty is a skilled politician and we'll see if his popularity at the end of his term is more than it was midterm.

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I could see Lynch in NH.

I think there is little doubt our Lt. Gov. here in Ohio, Lee Fisher, is using his current job as a springboard to challenge Voinovich or run for the open seat if there is one here in 2010.

I was under the impression he wanted to be Governor.

Yeah, he has always wanted to - he lost in 1998 to Taft.  But I dont think he is going wait it out for 8 years.  I think he will want to challenge Voinovich.

Lee Fisher strikes me as old news.  I'd rather Tim Ryun or Jennifer Brunner run.