13 red, purple state Dems face re-election in age of Trump

MSN AP ^ | November 11, 2016

[SMGFan]

A long list of Senate Democrats who face re-election in 2018 are from states Donald Trump won or nearly won on Election Day. That could mean a politically excruciating next two years for many of them, and for party leaders trying to chart a legislative path as the new age of Trump. The election two years from now had already looked difficult for Senate Democrats, who must defend 25 seats compared to just eight held by Republicans. The Democrats' list includes two independents, Vermont's Bernie Sanders and Maine's Angus King, who align with them. Of those 25 senators, 13 are from states Trump captured or narrowly lost. Among those are Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which hadn't backed a GOP presidential candidate since the 1980s, leaving both parties trying to discern how much Tuesday may have reordered the lineup of blue, red and swing states.

[SMGFan]

They can just go and retire themselves.

[datura]

After 2 years of implementing Trump’s plan, the results will be very clear.

They will all lose.

[Axenolith]

Democrat Ragnarok :-).

[IronJack]

We truly need to prepare ourselves for this, the next phase of our battle. We need a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, and an overwhelming mandate in the House. Then, and only then, can we expect to put the final nail in the coffin of liberalism. And only then can we start to roll back some of the polluted tidal wash.

[kingu]

I don’t know.. Will those senators lose because they’re Democrats, because they obstructed Trump’s agenda, because their state went ‘red’, because Trump promised term limits or...?

Traditionally, the party that wins the White House gets clobbered in the following midterms. Which party won the White House? Was it Republican or Democrat or an independent?

I’d say reading any tea leaves at this point is just making wild guesses which will likely be wrong.

Honestly, though, if I was a Democrat senator in a ‘now red’ state looking at the next midterms, I’d be absolutely worried and likely planning my ‘retirement.’

[Excellence]

I was just wondering about this this morning. The battle must begin now.

[MNJohnnie]

I would too if I was a #Never Trumper is a Red State. Really picked the wrong side to be on in that case.

[2banana]

Re-elections tend to focus democrats.

They crave power more than anything.

[Jim Noble]

I did not vote for Kelly Ayotte and I’m delighted she lost. Bad choices have consequences.

However, I will vote for whatever RINO runs against Jeanne Shaheen - possibly even Kelly Ayotte.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

We all need to buy stock in maalox.The next 2 years the rats and some repukilans will be consuming trailer loads of it.

[Repeal The 17th]

 

2018 Senate Elections

Democrat	California	Dianne Feinstein
Democrat	Connecticut	Chris Murphy
Democrat	Delaware	Tom Carper
Democrat	Florida	Bill Nelson
Democrat	Hawaii	Mazie Hirono
Democrat	Indiana	Joe Donnelly
Democrat	Maryland	Ben Cardin
Democrat	Massachusetts	Warren
Democrat	Michigan	Debbie Stabenow
Democrat	Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar
Democrat	Missouri	Claire McCaskill
Democrat	Montana	Jon Tester
Democrat	New Jersey	Bob Menendez
Democrat	New Mexico	Martin Heinrich
Democrat	New York	Kirsten Gillibrand
Democrat	North Dakota	Heidi Heitkamp
Democrat	Ohio	Sherrod Brown
Democrat	Pennsylvania	Bob Casey
Democrat	Rhode Island	Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat	Virginia	Tim Kaine
Democrat	Washington	Maria Cantwell
Democrat	West Virginia	Joe Manchin
Democrat	Wisconsin	Tammy Baldwin
Independent	Maine	Angus King
Independent	Vermont	Bernie Sanders
Republican	Arizona	Jeff Flake
Republican	Mississippi	Roger Wicker
Republican	Nebraska	Deb Fischer
Republican	Nevada	Dean Heller
Republican	Tennessee	Bob Corker
Republican	Texas	Ted Cruz
Republican	Utah	Orrin Hatch
Republican	Wyoming	John Barrasso

 

[Stosh]

I count maybe a dozen potentially vulnerable donkeys. And the GOP ought to put a full-court press on Manchin to get him to change parties - he could be in danger in 2018, and is philosophically closer to the GOP than some squish Republicans.

[bobk3]

Three things we can do to the Democratic senators up for reelection in 2018:

1. Flip them — it might be so hopeless running as a Democrat in 2018, that we might get at least a couple in the red states to flip.

2. Pressure them — Scare them into not voting against Trump, reminding them that they risk defeat if they do. This will work well in the swing states where they think they have a chance of winning if they don’t alienate their voters. Along with #1, we might be able to defeat filibusters by doing this.

3. Defeat them — It is not too early to plan for 2018 if we want this revolution to last for more than two years.

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[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You’re wrong. I honestly think all but a couple will hold their seats. These Democrats are ingrained in their states like mold on bathroom wall.

[C210N]

if I was a Democrat senator in a ‘now red’ state looking at the next midterms, I’d be absolutely worried and likely planning my ‘retirement.’

Or, they could try and behave a little, and help replace Scalia with someone in his mold... and, replace Ruthy when she goes, with someone in the Scalia mold too.... then, perhaps, voters might consider

[OrioleFan]

Bump

[Paine in the Neck]

I’m more interested in primarying those GOP who collaborated with the ‘Rats and those who opposed Trump post-convention.

[HombreSecreto]

Hmmm...

Just a few thoughts...

Flake, Cruz and Hatch get primaried.
Tester in Montana may go.
Manchin in West Virginia will switch parties to GOP.
McCaskill in Missouri could go.

How many others just retire?

[Red Steel]

Reps had to defend about 21’ish Senate seats this time and kept the Senate with Trump.

Oh the DUmbs are going to be tatooed in 2018. LoL. :)

[Herman Ball]

Not really. Do it the way Harry Reid and the Democrats did. Change the rules!