In my latest column for The Daily, I look at three U.S. Senate races: in Texas, GOP primary voters will most likely choose the state’s next senator, and the choice is being made primarily on the basis of ideological conviction; in Missouri, a weak Republican field has led some conservatives to fret that the GOP is losing a golden opportunity to pick up a Senate seat in an increasingly red state; and in Connecticut, Republicans face a choice between a candidate who will almost certainly lose to the eventual Democratic nominee and a candidate who will instantly make the general election competitive.

In light of Sen. Olympia Snowe’s retirement, it would be interesting if Sen. Scott Brown were reelected and if former Rep. Chris Shays managed to replace Sen. Joe Lieberman. The death of the moderate Republicans narrative would presumably have to be revised.