Posted on 03/23/2014 2:28:33 PM PDT by Din Maker
ESPN's FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver examines the state of the 2014 Senate races. Silver predicts the Republican party has a 60% chance to take the Senate in 2014. Silver also says there is a 30% chance that the GOP can "win big."
Silver says the Republican party has a 45% shot to take a Senate seat in Michigan, a 35% chance in Colorado and 30% for a seat in Iowa.
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Nate may be a leftist, but he cares more about getting the numbers right than in pushing a political agenda, so this is a good sign.
Well if anyone can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, the GOP-e can.
That’s all well and good. I hope we see some changes. I am skeptical.
GOP should get 9 seats from looking at the map IMO.
Not skeptical of the prediction, just skeptical the GOP-E will do anything differently even if they win control of the Senate.
I tend to agree with him.
They need 60 seats for cloture to pass legislation, if they follow traditional rules. Ain’t gonna happen.
I am not sure even these toads can, cases in point. The FLA win was huge IMHO, even with a fake libertarian and what they gin up, they still wouldn't win, which makes me wonder did he win with more like 10% than 1.6%. But the Win in PA via the write in? Katie bar the door, if that isn't an indication that people are pissed off on steroids I don't know what is. Maybe Bevin should do a write-in in KY !
It's prolly is the sum of all fears here in FR, and why I think it's one of the reasons why McConnell needs to be beaten in the primary and we have a Bevin win. It might send a signal to Obama that it won't be all comity and roses as one of our fire-brands would run for Majority Leader IMHO...
Well if anyone can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, the GOP-e can.
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I wish we could go one day here on Free Republic without someone posting that tired, old, worn out sh*t.
The GOPe will probably decide to do powersharing....and sit back like the losers and grifters they are.
GOP should get 9 seats from looking at the map IMO.
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I predicted a pick up of 9 seats a few days ago: AK, AR, CO, LA, MT, MI, NC, SD and WV. Are those the 9 you see the GOP picking up?
Nate isn’t taking into consideration the MASSIVE and I mean MASSIVE voter fraud the left will do in November..Dems count on that to win
“I wish we could go one day here on Free Republic without someone posting that tired, old, worn out sh*t.”
You’ve been registered on FR for 6 months?
How about the rest of us who heard this longer than you?
True, but even a simple majority means Harry Reid is no longer Majority Leader.
Aint it about time for the toe sucker to make his grand re entrance?
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Wow! I clean forgot about Dick Morris? Where is he? Did he drop off the planet or die or what?
Harry Reid is only part of the problem.
67 seats is needed to convict in an impeachment trial.
Nate isn’t taking into consideration the MASSIVE and I mean MASSIVE voter fraud the left will do in November
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Well, I’m new to FR, but, most political websites give some credence to what you said above. However, no one has ever produced proof that there is “MASSIVE” voter fraud. If you have proof; lay it on us. I mean, old man, Mayor Daley of Chicago, has been dead a long time.
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