Election 2006 Crystal-Ball Gazing

This time, I want to know what you think about the races going on around you, no matter where you are. Leave your hunches, rants, raves and gotchas in comments.

I want Sara Jo Shettles to unseat Sam Graves in the Missouri 6th. I doubt she does, but I do desire that outcome.

Ditto Nancy Boyda in the Kansas-02. I hope the strong Democrats all over the ticket in Kansas buoy her to victory over Jim Ryun.

It doesn't take a gift of prescience to know that Kansas will have a Democratic Governor,in the person of Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrtic U.S. congressman Dennis Moore (KS-03) and a Democratic Attorney General, Paul Morrison. I am hopeful for Nancy's chances with the Democrats all around her sailing to victory in Red Kansas.

Cleaver will sail to reelection. That is the safest blue seat in the country. McCaskill is giving Talent a run for his money and he has gone negative. Too soon? Blow back on him? We'll know November 8th. Here is my Talent-McCaskill prediction: The race won't be called until 4:00 a.m., and the loser will demand a recount.

Your turn. Who are you watching? What is your spidey-sense telling you?