Profile: 44th Senate - Democratic primary

Initially, I thought when Steve Hobbs announced his candidacy that he had a halfway decent shot at beating incumbent Sen. Dave Schmidt [R]. He probably still does, but at this point I don't think he'll survive the primary. Lillian Kaufer's strong grassroots campaign has all the momentum going into primary night. She has earned the endorsement of the 44th District Democrats and both the district's Democratic representatives. I tend to think she would have a harder time against Schmidt than the more moderate Hobbs, but given the district's Democratic lean, anything is possible.

Prediction: Kaufer Lean