re: #20 Targetpractice
Only if he dropped out before running for reelection in 2010. The seat isn’t up again until 2016. Frankly, I don’t think there was much of a chance of a Democrat winning the seat in a general election.
From the 2010 Senate race: DeMint defeated Greene by a comfortable margin (61-27; Green party candidate got nearly 10%). Even if it was a 2-way race, the GOP had that seat sealed up pretty well.