 levin s exit leaves an opening in the senate with the retirement of senator carl levin michigan republicans have a great opportunity to capture a seat in the us senate the dems socialists and republicans are already floating potential candidate names for the 2014 race for an article on the run for the open senate seat click on the following story link  http wwwbloombergcom news 20130307 democraticussenatorlevinofmichiganwontseekreelecti 19  