The early line on Senate 2012 races — will the balance of power shift?

As the Republican presidential race begins in earnest, so are Senate campaigns across the country.

On Monday, former congressman Chris Shays (R) announced he would run for an open seat in Connecticut in 2012, while Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Allen B. West (R-Fla.) both announced they would not run.

Those three decisions came just days after former Obama administration adviser Elizabeth Warren announced that she was forming an exploratory committee to face Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), possibly giving Democrats their first top-tier challenger in that race.

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Thomas Erdbrink 23 Aug, 2011

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