*:::I'm a fan of red links — that's how this work was built.  Current-day major party general election senatorial candidates all get articles, no matter how big an underdog they are/were, and three of five of McCain's past opponents have them already, so I'd argue Sargent and Ranger should stay red.  Publishers and magazines of this kind will all get articles in due time, so I'd argue for keeping those red.  The two defeated House candidates, I dunno, maybe they should go black.  Jonathan Shay the co-author has some real notability, witness a google search and this NYT profile, so I'd keep him red too.