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AlexSFCA

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5. I still think its easier for dems to take the senate

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 01:59 PM

Dec 2017

simply because senate races are always statewide where gerrymandering plays no role. All senate races depend exclusively on the turnout as we recently saw in Alabama. 100M eligible folks did not vote in 2016. There is no such thing as red or blue state, it all depends on the turnout. I beleive the enthusiasm will be on democratic side in 2018.

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23 Democratic Party Senate seats up for re-election in 2018, but only 8 Repub seats. Yikes. [View all] Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 OP

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Really? Well, taking the House would be something, and increasing our position in the Senate... Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #8

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Well, yes. That's a real possibility. And why the Repubs have taken no action. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #9

Ive heard on faux noise that the Dems could take the House, but not the Senate.... a kennedy Dec 2017 #3

I still think its easier for dems to take the senate AlexSFCA Dec 2017 #5

Good point. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #10