Senate Democratic leaders expect Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) to run for re-election in 2012, a development that would spare them from having to defend another costly open seat.
Kohl has cruised to victory in recent elections — he won 67 percent of the vote in 2006 — but Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s surprise victory over former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) in 2010 has changed the political calculus in Wisconsin.
Kohl has been coy about his intentions for 2012.
Full story: Democratic leaders confident Kohl will run for re-election in 2012