31.   Caucus research has shown that women candidates win as often as men do when they run for open seats.

32.   Clinton nominated Kennard Friday for an open Democratic seat at the agency, and he has broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.

33.   Cobb County alone could generate several candidates, and resulting open seats.

34.   Contributing to the lack of apparent volatility is that there are fewer open seats for the House and Senate.

35.   Democrat Tammy Baldwin, who is gay, held a wide lead Tuesday night over Republican Josephine Musser for an open seat in Wisconsin.

36.   Democrats also held some open seats created by the retirement of Democratic senators.

37.   Democrats have a long-shot chance at picking up an open seat in Mississippi, where Republican Rep. Mike Parker is quitting.

38.   Democrats have reasonable chances of picking up GOP open seats in Oregon, Maine, Colorado, and possibly Kansas and Wyoming.

39.   Democrats won open seats in Rhode Island, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey and Louisiana.

40.   Democrat Blanche Lincoln, a former House member, won the open Senate seat created by the retirement of Sen. Dale Bumpers, D-Ark.