Not terribly interesting, but I was curious since the presidential contenders are both U.S. Senators, what will happen to their senate seats if they win. If Obama wins, the
Illinois gover-nator will fill the vacancy with a Democrat. Here in Arizona, the governor is also a Democrat, but if McCain wins, the state constitution requires her to fill the vacancy with a Republicrat (since McCain is a Republicrat).
Clinton has a couple of years left in her Senate term. The governor of New York is still a Democrat, after the recent scandal. Under New York law, a Democrat could be appointed, if she was the veep nominee, and the Obama-Clinton ticket won. Interestingly, there has been speculation about appointing Bill to her seat, if she needed to vacate it. I wonder if that would keep him busy enough to avoid interfering with an Obama administration. Nah... I still don't see her on the ticket anyway.
So, ultimately, whatever happens, the balance of the Senate will not be effected by the outcome of the presidential election. Shucks.
