On November 8, 2022, 34 Senate Seats will be up for election - 22 of them Republican.

[ehrnst]

It ain't over.


https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections,_2022

[regnaD kciN]

1. How many of them are "safe" seats in deep-red states...?

These would be the same seats won by the Repugs in the 2016 debacle, so I believe there's at least one in Wisconsin, but others are in places like South Dakota that will be very hard to win.

Nevertheless, we need to start preparing early. Normally, the party out of the White House picks up seats during the midterms, but that's because Democrats, for whatever reason, tend to sit them out and only concentrate on presidential years (cases in point: 1994, 2010, and 2014). We need to do all we can to convince fellow Democrats that it's just as important to turn out and vote when there isn't a presidential candidate leading the way. Also, this should affect Biden's strategy (assuming he wins, obviously), where it might be to his advantage of using the Truman technique of sending enough popular legislation to Congress, giving the Repugs an unpalatable choice between going along or playing their usual obstruction game, thus allowing them to be painted as "the problem" with the country.

[Polybius]

5. "but others are in places like South Dakota that will be impossible to win"

Fixed it for ya. After last night, I see no hope in regular Red states, let alone bright Red states like SD. Damn, we couldn't even beat Collins in a Blue state.

BTW, 1994, 2010, and 2014 were midterm elections with a Democratic President. Republicans vote big-time in those.

[rsdsharp]

2. It might as well be 21 Republican.

If Grassley’s opponent in Iowa was Jesus Christ himself, Grassley would win. (And he’ll be 89 when he runs).

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin,

Grassley of Iowa,Thune of South Dakota,Testler of Montana, Toomey of Pennsylvania,Masteo of Nevada,just a few..

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. I think we could get rid of Johnson sooner, if DOJ investigates his Russia links. Nt

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Could happen,depends on the AG and DOJ.

[Polybius]

4. Mid-term elections usually don't go well for the incumbent

We'll see though.