Too late, he already has.....
10. Missouri (R)
9. Arizona (R)
8. Colorado (D)
7. Ohio (R)
6. New Hampshire (R)
5. Pennsylvania (R)
4. Nevada (D)
3. Florida (R)
2. Wisconsin (R)
1. Illinois (R)
“They ‘re defending 24 of the 34 seats up in 2016 , and seven of those are in states that voted for Obama not once but twice.”
This isn’t that.
It is likely they will lose less than three seats.
I’m pretty sure conservatives would be better off with all of the GOP turds listed gone. Ayotte, McCain, Kirk, Johnson. I’m not seeing anything worth saving.
Under the 20th Amendment, the new Senate will be sworn in on January 3 and the new President will not be sworn in until January 20.
That means that regardless of who wins the Presidential election, if the Democrats retake the Senate then Senate Majority Leader Chuckie Schumer will have over two weeks to easily confirm every single Obama nominee, from Supreme Court down to the district courts.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Mark Kirk has zero chance of winning re-election. He is utterly despised by conservatives, and moderates will stumble all over themselves to vote for the insipid Tammy Duckworth. If Vegas posts odds it is a sure bet to go with the Dem winning that seat. Unfortunately, one would likely have to put up $1,000 to win $1.
Mark Kirk should just avoid the humiliation of losing in a landslide and declare he is not going to seek re-election.
“The latest complications on the national level have only made Republicans ‘ job more difficult .”
They made their own bed, now they’ve got to lie in it.
It’s NOT Trump’s fault.
I count three possible Democrat pickups. That would keep the leadership in the hands of Republicans, but that wouldn’t be considered a great advantage given the Senate Majority Leader. Since several Republican Senators who are really Democrats in disguise, the Senate will probably be deadlocked or supporters of the Democratic agenda.
It’s not too difficult to ID 10 GOPee Senators who need to go.