[cynwoody]

Turtle is part of the problem, not part of the solution.

An essential part of the solution is regaining the Senate. That's a matter of more R's than D's, the quality of the R's being irrelevant.

So, if I were voting in Kentucky, I would hold my nose and vote for Mitch, the only R in the race. Then, after the dust settles, assuming success, namely that there are there are more R's than D's in the Senate of 2015, my only recourse would be to trust that the new GOP caucus chooses a new Leader.

[867V309]

So, if I were voting in Kentucky, I would hold my nose and vote for Mitch, the only R in the race.

See, there's your error.

R means nothing unless you think Mccain's "Wacky Bird" comment is valuable to Conservatives.

[INVAR]

We’re done holding our nose. A quarter century of that same tired crap has gotten us where we are today.

You go ahead and keep practicing insanity by your lonesome.

The rest of us are done being rape victims and working to wake the rest of the party up to the fact we need to go somewhere else for our ideology to have a home.

[GilesB]

So if and when they regain the senate they will certainly reduce spending, cut taxes, reverse Obamacare, reverse the onerous corporate tax laws....they will pursue a rigorous conservative agenda.....like they did last time they controlled the senate, right?

[Seattle Conservative]

While I’m not a big McConnell fan, I tend to agree with you.
Let’s take the Senate this year and push for a new majority leader like Cruz, Lee or Jeff Sessions.

McConnell’s ACU rating is as follows: 2013 - 92; 2012 - 100; Lifetime - 90.16.

My guess is Grimes would be somewhere around Harkin’s - 2013 - 0; Lifetime 7.60 or McCaskill’s 2013 - 4; Lifetime - 13.86.

I’m concerned about potential judges over the next 2 years, especially SCOTUS.

And, the one not many mention is that there are going to be a lot more R Senators (22) up for election in 2016 than D Senators (10) (not including the 3 special elections - Hawaii, SC and OK). Here’s the list:

DEMOCRATS

Michael Bennet (Colorado)

Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)

Barbara Boxer (California)

Patrick Leahy (Vermont)

Joe Manchin (West Virginia)

Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)

Patty Murray (Washington)

Harry Reid (Nevada)

Charles Schumer (New York)

Ron Wyden (Oregon)

REPUBLICANS

Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire)

Roy Blunt (Missouri)

John Boozman (Arkansas)

Richard Burr (North Carolina)

Dan Coats (Indiana)

Tom Coburn (Oklahoma) – Retiring in 2014. Seat TBD in 2014 special election.

Mike Crapo (Idaho)

Chuck Grassley (Iowa)

John Hoeven (North Dakota)

Johnny Isakson (Georgia)

Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)

Mark Kirk (Illinois)

Mike Lee (Utah)

John McCain (Arizona)

Jerry Moran (Kansas)

Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)

Rand Paul (Kentucky)

Rob Portman (Ohio)

Marco Rubio (Florida)

Richard Shelby (Alabama)

John Thune (South Dakota)

Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania)

David Vitter (Louisiana)

Hawaii, Oklahoma and South Carolina each have one Senate seat TBD in 2014 Special Election. Winner of 2014 special election will be up for re-election in 2016.