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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

With Dems On Defensive, GOP Has Chance To Recapture Senate

What’s the outlook for the 2014 Senate elections? The Republicans once again have a chance to overturn the Democrats’ majority, as they did in 2010 and 2012.

Much attention has been focused on whether Republicans this time will nominate candidates capable of winning key races, as they failed to do in those two elections. But another interesting question is how Democrats will try to hold onto seats in Republican-leaning states even as Barack Obama maintains his strong tilt to the political left. 

The lineup is certainly favorable to Republicans. Assuming the New Jersey seat now held by Republican appointee Jeff Chiesa goes Democratic in the October special election, only 14 Republican seats will be up in 2014, as against 21 Democratic seats. 

Only one of those Republican seats is in a state carried by Barack Obama, Maine (56 percent Obama), and three-term incumbent Susan Collins looks unbeatable.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Then hopefully they'll repeal the Un-Affordable Care-less Act...and override the president's veto.

Anonymous said...

ahahahahahahah......hahahahahahahahaha...hahahahahaha. Not a chance.

Anonymous said...

All we will get is more supervision of everyone's bedroom.

Anonymous said...

Vote Independent. R/D means nothing anymore. They are all on the same side...and it's not yours.