Legislating left

Over at The Carpetbagger Report, my friend Steve Benen mentions the possibility of a much more progressive Senate on the horizon -- if, to quote National Journal, "Democrats win many of their Senate targets" in November. A commenter provides a list of "the strong Dem candidates":

• Bob Casey: Centrist with some conservatives leanings (pro-life and all that).
• Jon Tester: Populist who has no qualms about the "liberal" label.
• Sherrod Brown: Arguably most liberal of the bunch.
• Claire McCaskill: Center-left type.
• Ned Lamont: Ditto.
• Amy Kloubacher: Same.
• Bernie Sanders: Self described "democratic socialist."
• Ben Cardin: Pretty much a clone of Paul Sarbanes, who he'd replace.
• Harold Ford: Centrist.
• Sheldon Whitehouse: Center-left.

Not too shabby, eh? These are some solid candidates from across the Democratic spectrum.

You can find Steve's post here.