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Washington Post political reporter Chris Cillizza serves up the early line on the 2008 contests for a third of the seats in the U.S. Senate, and there's not a lot of good news for Republicans.

Democrats are on offense nearly everywhere, trying to put as many states as they can into play next November, while Republicans are largely focused on protecting their incumbents.

Make no mistake: We are still skeptical about Democrats' chances in deep "red" states, but the more seats that are in play, the better chance that one of these races gets very competitive over the next year.

Read the whole thing.

And if you've got any ideas for how the GOP can turn things around, by all means share them.