2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(15,537 posts) Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:19 PM Aug 2016

PA - McGinty-D is now ahead of Toomey-R in RCP average.

Is this one of the states we were counting on to take back the senate?

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PA - McGinty-D is now ahead of Toomey-R in RCP average. (Original Post) LAS14 Aug 2016 OP

It sure would be nice. I think it was always going to be close though still_one Aug 2016 #1

Yes I've donated to her campaign via EMIILYS LIST. Right you are as to this crucial Sen seat misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #2

Good for you! We DUers need to adopt down ticket contenders! nt LAS14 Aug 2016 #3

Yes we do. EMS LIST has been working on McGinty's win since early on. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #4

yes. rcp no tossups has us picking up illinois, indiana, wisconsin, new hampshire, and pennsylvania unblock Aug 2016 #5

I'm surprised that our chances of taking back... LAS14 Aug 2016 #6

still_one

(98,883 posts)

1. It sure would be nice. I think it was always going to be close though

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:28 PM

Aug 2016

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

2. Yes I've donated to her campaign via EMIILYS LIST. Right you are as to this crucial Sen seat

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:34 PM

Aug 2016

Cheering her on & keeping a close eye on this race.
Her win can give us the Senate. And rid DC of another creepy Repub like Toomey.
If we win the Senate Hillary's SC noms will be approved without a typical GOP fight.

Progress & history will be made & there will be much to look forward to.

2 months to go..

LAS14

(15,537 posts)

3. Good for you! We DUers need to adopt down ticket contenders! nt

Reply to misterhighwasted (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:36 PM

Aug 2016

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

4. Yes we do. EMS LIST has been working on McGinty's win since early on.

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:40 PM

Aug 2016

I love Emilys List. Great Pac for DEM Women downticket.

Here have a look. They fundraise & support some great leaders.

http://www.emilyslist.org/

unblock

(56,263 posts)

5. yes. rcp no tossups has us picking up illinois, indiana, wisconsin, new hampshire, and pennsylvania

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 09:48 PM

Aug 2016

and losing nevada.

that makes it 50-50, presumably with kaine giving us the tie-breaker.

there are other possibilities, e.g., picking up arizona, but that's seems less likely at the moment.

LAS14

(15,537 posts)

6. I'm surprised that our chances of taking back...

Reply to unblock (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 10:00 PM

Aug 2016

... the senate are so fragile. McGinty has only recently come ahead of Toomey. Scary.

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