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nkpolitics1212

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Wed Nov 8, 2017, 10:11 PM Nov 2017

2018 and 2020 US Senate Election- Democrats guide to regaining control of the US Senate.

2020 will be the year Democrats regain control of the US Senate.
Scenario 1
2018-Every single Democratic held US Senate seat up in 2018 remains in the Democratic column, Democrats pick up AZ (Sinema-D) and NV (Rosen-D) 50D 50R
2020-Every single Democratic held US Senate seat up in 2020 remains in the Democratic column, Democrats pick up CO (Hickenlooper-D or Perlmutter-D) 51D 49R
Scenario 2
2018-Democrats lose MO(McCaskill-D), but pick up AZ(Sinema-D) and NV(Rosen-D). 49D 51R
2020-Democrats hold onto every Democratic held US Senate seat up in 2020 plus pick up CO (Hickenlooper-D or Perlmutter-D) and AZ Special (Kelly-D,Kirkpatrick-D or Stanton-D) 51D 49R
Scenario 3
2018-Democrats lose IN (Donnelly-D) and MO (McCaskill-D) but pick up AZ (Sinema-D) and NV (Rosen-D) 48D 52R
2020-Democrats hold onto every Democratic held US Senate seat up in 2020 plus pick up CO (Hickenlooper-D or Perlmutter-D),AZ Special (Kelly-D,Kirkpatrick-D or Stanton-D), and NC (Stein-D or Wood-D) 51D 49R
Scenario 4
2018-Democrats lose IN (Donnelly-D) and MO (McCaskill-D) but pick up AZ (Sinema-D) and NV (Rosen-D) 48D 52R
2020-Democrats lose NH (Shaheen-D vs Sununu-R), but pick up CO (Hickenlooper-D or Perlmutter-D),AZ Special (Kelly,Kirkpatrick, or Stanton-D),NC (Stein-D or Wood-D) and IA (Vilsack-D or Loebsack-D) 51D 49R

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2018 and 2020 US Senate Election- Democrats guide to regaining control of the US Senate. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Nov 2017 OP
We lose IN and MO, but pick up NV - and this makes me sick to even think. tonyt53 Nov 2017 #1
We also pick up AZ. nkpolitics1212 Nov 2017 #2
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