Crystal Ball Outlook: Safe R
Democratic candidates: William Barnes, attorney
Republican candidates: Richard Shelby, incumbent senator
Recent updates from the Crystal Ball
Update: February 26, 2009
Richard Shelby (R-AL): Shelby has been a conservative Democratic senator (1987-1994) and a conservative Republican senator (1995-2010), and he’ll continue in the latter capacity for his fifth term in 2010. It really doesn’t matter who runs against this popular politician with $13 million already banked. REPUBLICAN HOLD.