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3. The worst we can do, IMO is a 50-50 senate
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 10:33 PM
Feb 2018

51-49 Dem majority seems all but assured if the national environment stays as is or worsens for the KGOP.

Why? Note that Cook has ONLY these below races rated as D toss-ups now:
IN - Donnelly
MO - McCaskill
ND - Heitkamp
WV - Manchin
MN - Smith

KGOP needs to take down 3 of the above, probably 4, to hold the majority.

The rest of Cook toss-ups are R-held seats.

We hold:
FL
MT
ND
MO-Governor's scandal hurts there and pushes Claire over the top.
MN

We gain the COOK GOP toss ups easily:
AZ
NV
TN-Marsha Blackburn is unelectable.

That's 52-48 Dem majority. We can lose Indiana and Missouri, or a combination of those 2 and still have at least a 50-50 senate. If we hold IN, MO, and WV, we only need AZ and NV to have a 51-49 majority. OR we could lose IN, MO, and WV but sweep the GOP toss-ups and hold the senate majority.

Math looks very very bad indeed for senate KGOP!

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If the national environment stays as is or worsens, Dawson Leery Feb 2018 #1
Donnelly is surprisingly popular considering how red Indiana is. bearsfootball516 Feb 2018 #2
The worst we can do, IMO is a 50-50 senate NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #3
In Tennessee what if Corker seeks re-election? rpannier Feb 2018 #5
Corker just announced True Blue American Feb 2018 #6
Thanks rpannier Feb 2018 #7
Corker was wavering True Blue American Feb 2018 #9
BTW, brooklynite NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #4
Can't do it brooklynite Feb 2018 #10
"Gravis Marketing" BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #8
lol the good ole days grantcart Feb 2018 #11
Yes I thought of you and all the hard work that you and others did regarding them! BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #12
Thanks for your BlueMTexpat Mar 2018 #13
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