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kentuck

(115,419 posts) Tue Jul 3, 2012, 06:55 AM Jul 2012

What are the odds that the Repubs will win the Senate? [View all]

And if they do, how important is it that we have a Democratic President?

The Democrats have an uphill run. They have 23 open seats and the Repubs only have 10 so there is a very good chance the Repubs will win back the Senate. Very few expect the Democrats to take back the House. It doesn't take much imagination to envision the legislative agenda of the right-wing for the next two to four years. How important is it to have a Democratic President to keep them in check? Very.

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What are the odds that the Repubs will win the Senate? [View all] kentuck Jul 2012 OP

Especially with the make up of the Supreme Court... WCGreen Jul 2012 #1

Scary times. kentuck Jul 2012 #2

If a lot of democrats don't vote, the odds are good lovemydog Jul 2012 #3

Why would Democrats not vote? kentuck Jul 2012 #4

Even if all Dems voted, there's still DeBold. jerseyjack Jul 2012 #6

because Obama has been tended to be more pro-corporation than pro-people? NoMoreWarNow Jul 2012 #7

You may be confusiing DU Dems with mainstream Dems democrat_patriot Jul 2012 #12

I am not saying "do not vote for Obama" but many of my friends byeya Jul 2012 #14

What do they hope to accomplish by allowing Republicans to win? emulatorloo Jul 2012 #17

Your friends, then, are morons. MineralMan Jul 2012 #35

We could probably start with the dems in Wisconsin..... a kennedy Jul 2012 #20

That's not why we ended up with weasel again. EC Jul 2012 #26

No, no, no, not the recall vote.....the initial vote to put him in power in the first place. a kennedy Jul 2012 #36

Also, contribute to the tight race of your choice flamingdem Jul 2012 #16

The math doesn't favor us customerserviceguy Jul 2012 #5

Can the president veto? vi5 Jul 2012 #10

Yes of course he can. That's why Republican efforts to repeal the ACA require Romney to win. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #11

Correct. For example, Bill Clinton vetoed 2 bills passed via reconciliation: ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #21

If Democrats had delivered for their base MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #8

Happily many voters don't give Republicans the free pass that you do. emulatorloo Jul 2012 #18

Should Lincoln have fired his losing generals? MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #25

Again, many voters realize that the Republicans have sabotaged emulatorloo Jul 2012 #27

Just as I hire police to catch criminals, MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #30

Ha Ha, putting words into my mouth to change the subject. emulatorloo Jul 2012 #32

What would you like me to respond to MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #37

What your endgame is. emulatorloo Jul 2012 #38

My endgame is FDR Democrats wresting control of our party MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #39

Right on, Manny! K&R COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #28

54,4% according to Intrade Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #9

don't underestimate Democrats winning back the House INdemo Jul 2012 #13

The average voter does not care about Mitch McConnell or know who he is ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #24

I think Mitch has shown his ass PLENTY in the past year. Bake Jul 2012 #29

RCP shows Dems have a safe 47 seats demwing Jul 2012 #15

I hope slim to none permatex Jul 2012 #19

This is my personal analysis cojoel Jul 2012 #22

60% cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #23

Actually, there will be a massive defeat of the 10 seat that the Repubs hope to hold on to. Woody Woodpecker Jul 2012 #31

Electoral-vote.com says if the election was held today, we win 51 seats. See... stevenleser Jul 2012 #33

We can improve the odds, if we put our minds to it, and our MineralMan Jul 2012 #34

Uh - An "open seat" is when there is no incumbent. It is not 23 open D seats vs 10 open R seats. yellowcanine Jul 2012 #40