>> The win gives the GOP eight Senate pickups in the midterm elections.
Does that make 9 with LA?
LA would make 9.
One would think so. But by the time the runoff is really started there, I’d expect a total news blackout to cover up the impending loss.
You can put Louisiana down for #9. Mary is finished here.
Yes, I think so. However, the mix, if they win Louisiana will be only 54-46. The dems will need only 5 seats to regain the majority in 2017. That is very likely given the republicans must defend 22 seats and the democrats only 9.
Moreover, since it’s a presidential year, the republicans must finance a presidential run. The democrats only have 2 possible states that could be problems (Colorado and Nevada) to defend and zero red states.
The Republicans have a very tough defense in red states: Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, a tough task in any year. They also have to defend in purplish states: Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
So, Democrats are in a great position in terms of states up for grabs and for money, since they’ll have less to defend and more to attack.
It will be much easier if they can keep Landrieu’s seat, and that’s why they’ve decided they just might put the Keystone pipeline up for a vote before Landrieu’s campaign next month. They want to give her a chance to vote for it in the middle of a campaign.
The huge issue here is the Supreme Court, no matter what anyone else says. The Dems want the Senate no matter what, because the likelihood of a retirement or illness is great, and they can control the judiciary appointments through the Senate whether the win the presidency or not. Reid has already shown that he’ll use the nuclear option to get his way on judges.
I’d wager that the Righteous Democrat Senator (”Joe”)
from West Virginia may switch parties shortly.