BUT:
Consider that Republican RINOcrats have made it very clear that they are only too happy to pass the Obama agenda if they win the Senate. So that means the Republicans will give the Obama administration BI-PARTISAN COVER for the next two years leading up to the 2016 presidential elections.
Moreover, a Republican Senate victory will prove to the big goverment loving RINOcrats that they don't need the conservative base, on whom they have declared outright WAR, so you can forget about them becoming more conservative anytime soon -- not that we have any more time to wait.
You think it's crazy to say that Republicans intend to pass the Democrat agenda? Consider that:
The Republican leadership is lowering expectations about what they'll do if they take the Senate in 2014.
John McCain is already promising to restore the filibuster and promising to expedite approval of Obama's nominees “I will work very hard to go back to 60 votes,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who boldly predicts a Republican Senate would process Obama’s nominees “more rapidly than [Democrats] do today.”
And as for the House: John Boehner: ‘Very Few’ Republicans Will Oppose Me
Oh, and best of all, now Republicans are promising that a Senate takeover will increase the odds of passing immigration reform. Republicans: Immigration reform is more likely to happen if we take the Senate
Well at least the Republicans will repeal Obamacare. Oh wait, they won't.
The only SLIM chance we have to save our country at this point is to demonstrate beyond a doubt that the GOPs "moderate" agenda is doomed to fail at the polls.
Only then will we have a chance of having a true conservative Presidential nominee in 2016, and the utter collapse of Democrat credibility after two more years of their control of the Senate.
It is terrible to consider two more years of Democrat Senate Control, but no less terrible to consider the result of GOPe control.
It makes good sense to me to vote straight “R”, even if you have to hold your nose to do it —EXCEPT— for Boehner and McConnell where I’d consider voting for any other opponent —AND— only if we are confident we will have ample seats in the senate to make up for McConnell’s loss. I’m not worried about the house at all - we won’t lose the house. Period.
But if we fear the senate will be too close, then we have to re-elect McConnell as distasteful as that is. Maybe, some of the new senators will lead the charge to vote against his leadership or some other miracle...
If only Ohio and Kentucky could see the message they could send to the GOPe by tossing Boehner and McConnell overboard. I think it would be worth giving up those two specific congressional seats to anyone else as long as we win the majority in both houses.