But Democrats won't gain control of the Senate. Democrats are going to lose to Republicans in Georgia and South Carolina for sure (+2 R) and possibly North Carolina and South Dakota, too.
Democrats are going to lose big in NC, SC, GA, FL, LA, OK, SD, CO, and AK. Even maybe in WI. And if its a big enough win, in WA. If everything goes right (and it is trending that way), we will have 56-58 Senate seats next year.
And Florida.
But we're losing the IL seat for sure, and I've seen polls and postings that appear to indicate that we're in trouble in CO and AK. Losing the NC race would be a heartbreaker. That seat was ripe for picking up. When the dust and dead Indians settle, it's hard to imagine getting Dasshole out of there, although that is a pleasant thought. It's looking more and more like another 50-50 deal. Bummer.
So if the new Senate is deadlocked at 50-50 and the EC deadlocked at 269-269, would Cheney be allowed to vote for himself? I'd guess the newly constituted Senate would have to schedule a vote prior to the expiration of Cheny's term on Jan. 20th for that to happen, and the 'Rats would probably run out the clock. So the House would settle the Presidential race but the VP slot would be vacant. So Bush gets to nominate a VP for approval by the whole Congress? Probably then it would be Cheney, after having left office and then reinstated.
We lose a seat in Illinois though.
Yep. It is more likely to be a +2 or +1 pickup for the Republicans in the Senate. We get GA and SC for sure. They get IL. CO and OK are (finally) trending our way and NC looks to be another pickup. Things look optimistic in FL, and SD as well, though I would imagine Daschle can get enough zombies to vote his way.