Posted on 09/13/2012 2:02:11 AM PDT by SMGFan
The prospect of a Republican Senate majority relies more than ever on a strong showing at the top of the ticket by GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.With less than eight weeks to go and both national party conventions complete, a path remains for the Republicans after several weeks of shifts in the Senate landscape. But for the GOP, it's now more akin to a game of hopscotch than a straight-line sprint to the majority.
It could require a leap over Missouri - once a virtual sure thing for the GOP - to Connecticut, where the Senate race appears closer than it ever was in 2010. Overall, the party's hopes hinge on a baseline of three races in Republican-leaning states, a couple of states President Barack Obama should carry by a significant margin and a few close contests in presidential swing states - where Romney's performance especially matters.
"It's one of those situations where there are enough close races in swing states that I think whoever wins the presidency will probably win the Senate," said Dan Judy, a Republican pollster at North Star Opinion Research.
(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...
To rinos, we conservatives are the enemy, not the rats.
I heard a so called analyst on the radio the other day saying what it would be like if the republicans won the Senate, kept the House, but lost the presidency. I shook my head. There is no way that the Senate turns unless Romney wins BIG.
This election is being won from the bottom of the ticket up.
Pray for America
If the GOPe and NRSC give up on Akin in Missouri, then Missouri might just give up on Romney. They better not be stupid.
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