Senate: 60 is still possible

From NBC’s Doug Adams The Democrats' road to 60 Senate seats isn't dead yet. Yes, it's a long road, with a lot of twists and turns and "ifs," but it's still possible. With the win in Oregon yesterday, they now have picked up six, and control 57 total seats. In Minnesota, Sen. Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by a scant 237 votes, and NBC’s John Yang reports that Democrats are hopeful Franken can make up that difference in a recount. If the Democrats can pull out a squeaker in Minnesota, they'd be sitting at 58. In Alaska, the race isn't over yet either -- Democrat Mark Begich trails embattled Ted Stevens by 3,400 votes, but there are 55,000 absentee and provisional ballots that won't be counted until next week. So if the Dems pull that one out too, then they're at 59. ...( read more ) (link)