First looking towards Ohio, one of the most closely contested locations in 2006. Kos passes on DSCC numbers from a possible Senate race showing GOP Sen. Mike DeWine in a very tenuous situation (even if it is a Democratic poll).

If the election for United States Senate were held today and the candidates were (ROTATE) Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Mike DeWine, for whom would you vote?

Mike DeWine (R) 42
Sharrod Brown (D) 36

Overall, do you think Mike DeWine deserves reelection as United States Senator, or do you think that someone else should be given a chance?

Deserves Reelection 31
Someone Else 42

Now, generally speaking, do you think things in this country are going in the right direction, or do you feel things are pretty seriously off on the wrong track?

Right Direction 32
Wrong Direction 57

Perhaps the legacy of Metzenbaum and Glenn will live on...

Out of California, the Los Angeles Times' Jean O. Pasco reports that former Rep. "B-1" Bob Dornan (R-CA) is considering a third party bid to succeed Rep. Chris Cox, the Orange County Republican who was nominated by President Bush to head the SEC. Pasco has this to write about the American Independent Party, which Dornan appears to be embracing.

The American Independent Party has about 29,000 registered voters in Orange County, with 7,620 voters in Cox's 48th Congressional District. Republicans have 202,793 voters in the district; Democrats have 109,514.

The independent platform includes ending foreign aid and debt financing by state and federal governments, ending the federal income tax and international trade pacts, reducing immigration and ending subsidies to illegal immigrants. The group opposes abortion and claims it's the only party to support a state's right to recognize God and the Ten Commandments.

This should be a fun race to watch.