GRAPEVINE

By DAVID ELLIS

Confident of a presidential victory next year, Senate Republicans are also training their sights on the 56-44 Democratic majority. The top targets opposed using force against Iraq:

Brock Adams, Washington. The state's senior Senator has a bigger problem than a dovish stance: his alleged sexual encounter with the 24-year-old daughter of lifelong friends while his wife was out of town.

Wyche Fowler, Georgia. The brickbats tossed at Fowler and fellow Georgia Senator Sam Nunn for their peacenik stance are more likely to wound the folksy freshman. He's the one up for re-election, and he doesn't have Senator Sam's hawkish record.

Fritz Hollings, South Carolina. Once thought to be politically invincible, Hollings was roundly booed at a rally for returning gulf soldiers. Polls indicate that Republican Governor Carroll Campbell, if he decides to run, stands a good chance of handing Hollings his first statewide-election loss in more than 30 years.

Barbara Mikulski, Maryland. This abrasive first-termer hasn't impressed the folks back home. Mikulski will have trouble winning back the support of conservative blue-collar voters who don't understand why she didn't support punching out Saddam Hussein.

Terry Sanford, North Carolina. The 73-year-old former college president has provided a soothing antidote to fellow Senator Jesse Helms, but the state's voters are none too pleased with his liberal voting record and meager legislative achievements.

With reporting by Sidney Urquhart