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permatex

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19. I hope slim to none

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2012, 11:47 AM

Jul 2012

and I hope that slim is leaving the train station as we speak.

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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