[Alberta's Child]

Even if the GOP gets a slim majority in the Senate (I don't know if this is likely), there's no getting around the fact that this was a disastrous year for the Republicans in these Senate races. The Democrats had to defend something like 23 seats this year, while the GOP only had to defend 10 and stand a good chance of losing at least two of them (Mass. and Indiana).

Having said that ... I don't think control of the Senate is as important as it's being made out to be. The GOP can effectively control the agenda in Washington by simply leaving out any objectionable items out of the Federal budgets drafted by a Romney administration and introduced in Congress by the GOP House.

[GeronL]

Without the Senate we will have Obamacare forever, we will have automated tax hikes, we won't get spending cuts anywhere... the list goes on and on.

by simply leaving out any objectionable items out of the Federal budgets

is that a joke? The Senate hasn't passed a budget in 3 years and you think they would pass a Romney budget?

[mrsmith]

Harry Reid can only play Gingrich and get blamed for shutting the down the government- that’s all he can do on budget and legislation.
Yes, even though the press will ardently try to protect him he’ll still be blamed.

He can cause problems for appointments as majority leader though.

[pabianice]

>>The Democrats had to defend something like 23 seats this year, while the GOP only had to defend 10 and stand a good chance of losing at least two of them (Mass. and Indiana).

Astonishing, isn't it? In other words, the GOP had a 3 in 4 chance of winning the Senate and they blew it. Whatever the outcome, the people running this year's Senate GOP team need to be fired.