Three Symbolic Democratic Seat Available To Republicans

What if Republicans won the Majority Leader's seat in Nevada, Barack Hussein Obama's seat in Illinois, and Joe Biden's seat in Delaware, all in one election? It is beginning to dawn on Democrats (ie; the Washington Post) that it could very well happen.

Every now and then, there comes a congressional race so fraught with history and symbolism that it becomes as much about sending a message as winning a seat.

This year, Republicans are looking to hit the trifecta in the Senate.

As things stand now, they are well within striking distance of winning President Obama's old seat in Illinois and Vice President Biden's former perch in Delaware, and of toppling Majority Leader Harry M. Reid in Nevada.

"I call them the trophy seats," said Sen. John Cornyn (Tex.), who heads the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Winning all three would affirm a GOP resurgence and announce -- as Scott Brown did, when he won a January special election for the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat in Massachusetts -- that Democrats aren't safe anywhere anymore.