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NewJeffCT

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4. In a normal year, Republicans would have picked up 6-8 seats in the Senate

Mon May 13, 2019, 08:45 AM

May 2019

in 2018. They picked up two.

Yes, the map is not great for Democrats in 2020, but it was a lot worse last year.

I think O'Rourke, Abrams, Hickenlooper and Bullock would have been far better served running for Senate. Even if Bullock. Abrams and O'Rourke all lost, they would have forced their opponents and the RSCC and RNC to spend money in those states defending their candidates.

Collins is still going to be tough in Maine because I'm not sure I've seen any Democratic candidates there that have statewide name recognition. (I was hoping for Susan Rice, but she likely would have had to move to Maine permanently last year...)

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Democrats' fear: 2020 race killing chances to win Senate [View all] brooklynite May 2019 OP

The math doesn't work, but we knew that. TwilightZone May 2019 #1

In a normal year, Republicans would have picked up 6-8 seats in the Senate NewJeffCT May 2019 #4

Here's the reality: 35% of our population controls 60% of our Senate seats Goodheart May 2019 #2

It's going to get worse zipplewrath May 2019 #3

It Is Outrageous colsohlibgal May 2019 #5

The EC isn't purposely rigged in favor of Republicans though Polybius May 2019 #8

It was created to protect the political power of small population states, as was the Senate pecosbob May 2019 #15

If Susan Collins is the best pickup opportunity riverine May 2019 #6

Cory Gardner (CO) is the best pickup chance... brooklynite May 2019 #9

That was said last time treestar May 2019 #7

If only there was an issue the Dems could take a stand on, that would make GOP candidates vulnerable Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #10

Winning the Senate is as important as winning the presidency Buckeyeblue May 2019 #11

The 50-State Strategy Is Key And We Must Start Now corbettkroehler May 2019 #12

+1, Can they afford it ?! This sounds like common sense seeing we can't win were we don't compete uponit7771 May 2019 #13

You're So Right - Howard Dean's Democracy Bonds Program Was Genius corbettkroehler May 2019 #14

"Coming up next: Dems had really better not try to win or they might actually lose!" struggle4progress May 2019 #16