Dems set sights on Senate majority (The Hill) -- With the field of Senate contenders coming into focus, Democrats see 2016 as a prime opportunity to regain a majority in the upper chamber. Here’s a look at the state of the Senate races based on interviews with insiders from both parties. -- NO-SHOWS: North Carolina and Colorado: Democrats looking to take out Republican Sen. Richard Burr in North Carolina should see him as vulnerable but the list of Democrats who have passed on the race is log, leaving the Democrats relying on untested or obscure candidates. Former Sen. Kay Hagan will not be making a comeback, and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx also has declined to run, leaving Democrats to plumb the depths of their second tier. Democrats similarly argue that it’s too early to panic, pointing to former Sen. Hagan’s late entrance into the 2008 Senate race, when she defeated former Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
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