I see Democrats picking up a couple of states. I think there is a slim chance they can pick up the Senate.

Votes against him probably only look political. There's not enough distance between Democrats and charges of obstructionism on judicial nominees that should make them comfortable. It wouldn't take a whole lot for Republicans to dredge that issue up again and make it stick.

It's a chance for a pickup for the Democrats. When Kolbe announced his retirement, it lit up the (congressional Democrats).

I only hoped they would take a chance and see me,

We have a good chance to place in the top five. There are teams that are definitely within our reach.

She'd been beaten, tortured. I knew I had to give her a chance.