In November:
Bush will win with > 300 EV's
Daschle will be gone and the GOP gains a net of 2
House has net GOP gain of 6
IT WILL BE BETTER THAN THAT!
Yes, W takes over 300 EV's, but we pick up at least 3 in the senate (lose IL, gain GA, FL, LA, NC) Some other senate seats such as SD come into play. Plus, our chances of holding CO increase. The house gets at least 6 net just because of reapportionment in TX.
In the end, we could further solidfy the house, pick up 6 in the senate.
We'll get SC too...
I'm from Louisiana, and agree that we have a fair chance at a Senate pickup here. (Breaux retiring, David Vitter winning the seat.) Vitter's a solid conservative, and an aggressive, very public figure.
We're also keeping fingers crossed for the demise of Tiny Tom! Watching Thune come SO close last time was heartbreaking...
the redistricting is a big plus but remember there are at least 3 GOP retirements out there and a few competitives so although i am almost positive we will retain majority but i dont know if or by how much we will increase it to