alabama couldn't even muster a majority for the non-child molester candidate.

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5. well, that's the thing. there really isn't a state in the country where a republican can't win.

true, places like new england are really tough for republicans, but still, maine elected collins and new hampshire elected ayotte.

and for the most part they are very loyal party-line voters in the senate (though collins in particular bucked the party on the obamacare repeal vote).

and there have been others.

somehow, even in democratic states, republicans are able to get candidates who appeal to enough democrats in the general elections to be viable if not actually elected, even when, once in congress, their votes align very closely with every other republican.

true, we do have occasional wins in red states, but there certainly seems to be far more incredibly safe republican seats than incredibly safe democratic seats.

in any event, we should always run credible candidates everywhere, because you never know when your opponent is going to self-destruct or turn out to be a child molester....