Challenger #1 is wooed. According to ArchPundit:
This will be a meeting where Chuck Schumer and the DSCC try and court her and convince her they can support her bid well enough to win.
Which is exactly why I'm already on TalentWatch. One of the first things I did when moving to St. Louis in September 2002 was change my voter registration, so I could be sure to help Jim Talent beat that political hack, Jean Carnahan. My involvement in the '06 race - whether officially or, more likely, unofficially, will be considerably more than simply casting my vote. More details to come...
UPDATE: The Kansas City Star covers the same story.