1.   As political pros see the race, Democratic leaders in the Senate should not yet bank on Reid to help them hold the line against Republican gains this fall.

2.   As the political pros see it, it is simply a matter of one well-known Republican replacing another well-known Republican in a district that is heavily Republican.

3.   A delicate political dance, as many Iowa political pros see it.

4.   A number of political pros have long felt that Max Baucus, D-Mont., might be a good Republican target.

5.   But political pros do not count him out.

6.   But the list includes political pros who know how the game is played.

7.   But the way many political pros in Texas see it, Mauro is in the worst of political places.

8.   Dole is Dole, a veteran toiler in the partisan vineyards, a legislator of great skill, a political pro who loves and understands the game.

9.   Even political pros are not always sure what makes a mistake into a gaffe that never goes away.

10.   How it looks to political pros.