GOP has work cut out in Senate after Craig's departure« Thread Started on Sept 4, 2007, 7:51pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------GOP has work cut out in Senate after Craig's departureDemocrats look forward to a 'very good year' in '08 as 22 Republican seats up for grabs By JONATHAN WEISMAN and CHRIS CILLIZZAWashington Post read at source> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/pol ... WASHINGTON — A Senate electoral playing field that was already wide open for 2008 has become considerably more perilous for Republicans with the retirement of Sen. John Warner, R-Va., and the resignation of scandal-scarred Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho.