Crystal Ball Outlook: Safe D
Democratic candidates: Patrick Leahy, incumbent senator
Republican candidates: Len Britton, lumber store owner
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Update: February 19, 2009
Patrick Leahy (D-VT): The only Republican who could give Leahy a decent race is moderate four-term Governor Jim Douglas (R-VT), and it is doubtful in the extreme that Douglas will take on the challenge. The Governor will have a reasonable shot at an open seat, if ever one occurs in the Green Mountain State. Leahy will get his seventh Senate term handily, as usual. DEMOCRATIC HOLD. In the unlikely event Douglas runs, possibly competitive.