Boxer: Get ready for tough re-election fight

I am not surprised in the least that Barbara Boxer is running for re-election in 2010. She has shown that she is passionate about women's issues and the environment and depending on how the new cap and trade bill plays out she may be able to boast about her support for the measure. I do not see her losing the seat, but she seems to have focused a lot on the fundraising aspect of her campaign, which may indicate she sees that Republicans will be putting up more of a fight this time. She has doubled the amount of money she has accrued so far compared to the same point in time during her previous bid for re-election and now has a war chest of $4.1 million. She is going to need all of the money she can get because if as expected Carly Fiorina enters the race she will face stiff competition. I think it is good for Republicans to put her up for the bid because she has the ability to raise a significant amount of money from her former colleagues in Silicon Valley and has the campaign experience she gained while serving as an advisor to John McCain in the recent presidential election. If she decides to run, I think Republicans will definitely close the 20% gap that accrued the last time Boxer went up for re-election.