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In reply to the discussion: GOP Senate Majority May Be in Peril [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)12. Also, "Expert says Senate will be up for grabs in 2020"
Elaine Kamarck, a fellow at the left-leaning Brookings Institution, said Friday that Democrats will have a better chance of winning the Senate majority in 2020. "We always knew that it was hard [for Democrats] to take the Senate, ... That will not be the case in 2020. There are more Republican seats up. There's the excitement of a presidential [race], and we've got a big age gap in the electorate these days. The more young people vote, the more Democratic outcomes are, and we're going to see that, I think, in 2020," she continued.
"So Democrats have a lot to look forward to," she added. Kamarck's comments come as new polling shows Democrats feeling increasingly optimistic about their future after their midterm victories. ...
If Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) holds his lead in Florida and defeats Sen. Bill Nelson, Republicans are likely to have a 53-47 edge in this year's Senate. In 2020, the best Democratic chances for gains are in Maine and Colorado, which are the only states won by Hillary Clinton in the last presidential race that have GOP incumbents up for reelection. Democrats will also be defending Sen. Doug Jones's seat in Alabama, which could be tough to hold. Other possible targets for Democrats in 2020 include Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.).
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/417154-expert-says-senate-will-be-up-for-grabs-in-2020
"So Democrats have a lot to look forward to," she added. Kamarck's comments come as new polling shows Democrats feeling increasingly optimistic about their future after their midterm victories. ...
If Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) holds his lead in Florida and defeats Sen. Bill Nelson, Republicans are likely to have a 53-47 edge in this year's Senate. In 2020, the best Democratic chances for gains are in Maine and Colorado, which are the only states won by Hillary Clinton in the last presidential race that have GOP incumbents up for reelection. Democrats will also be defending Sen. Doug Jones's seat in Alabama, which could be tough to hold. Other possible targets for Democrats in 2020 include Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.).
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/417154-expert-says-senate-will-be-up-for-grabs-in-2020
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Roy Moore is trying to get rid of democratic opposition one block at a time
Generic Other
Jun 2019
#28
3 other big refusals were Bullock in MT (huge, he is the only Dem who would be favoured over Daines)
Celerity
Jun 2019
#22
I think they've done a poor job in recruiting so far, they still have time to turn it around though
Celerity
Jun 2019
#32