Posted on 11/12/2014 1:59:00 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
Edited on 11/12/2014 3:14:53 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Republican candidate Dan Sullivan defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Begich in Alaska
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
You can put Louisiana down for #9. Mary is finished here.
Except for FOX and a handful of Conservative radio of course.
all we need now is a Dem to switch parties and give us a commanding 55-45 power grab! too bad Joe Manchin hasn’t considered yet.
Great news!
“Its not over. 30,000 ballots to be counted on Friday. Its been ‘called’ but ballot stuffing may still overturn it.”
OK now you have scared me........praying
Finally.
To override a presidential veto we'll need 13 Dem senators and something like 39 Dem house members. That's only about a fourth of 'em. Maybe....
This seat has not been won yet. Begich has not conceded yet, probably because Sullivan’s lead has narrowed slightly. Counting may go on until Nov. 28.
Read today’s Reuter’s article and ignore Fox’s usual misinformation!
Wow, newbie joined April 2014 and peddling El Reuters a far left website here!
Who are you trying to Fool here !
Yes, I think so. However, the mix, if they win Louisiana will be only 54-46. The dems will need only 5 seats to regain the majority in 2017. That is very likely given the republicans must defend 22 seats and the democrats only 9.
Moreover, since it’s a presidential year, the republicans must finance a presidential run. The democrats only have 2 possible states that could be problems (Colorado and Nevada) to defend and zero red states.
The Republicans have a very tough defense in red states: Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, a tough task in any year. They also have to defend in purplish states: Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
So, Democrats are in a great position in terms of states up for grabs and for money, since they’ll have less to defend and more to attack.
It will be much easier if they can keep Landrieu’s seat, and that’s why they’ve decided they just might put the Keystone pipeline up for a vote before Landrieu’s campaign next month. They want to give her a chance to vote for it in the middle of a campaign.
The huge issue here is the Supreme Court, no matter what anyone else says. The Dems want the Senate no matter what, because the likelihood of a retirement or illness is great, and they can control the judiciary appointments through the Senate whether the win the presidency or not. Reid has already shown that he’ll use the nuclear option to get his way on judges.
Read ‘em and weep...too bad for the dirtbag Begich.
Did Bagchit concede?
Wait, there’s more...!
Are you starting to see a pattern here?
LOL!!!
Bottom line - if we make the RINO SOBs put The Country First for a change, How many more votes do we need to REMOVE the kenyan communist usurper?
Alaska was a very good pick up for our side!
Of course not, he’s a democrap. He’ll just bitch and moan, and eventually fade away.
FR posted:
Senate Democrats are weighing plan to approve Keystone — and save (still exempt) Mary Landrieu
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/11/why-senate-democrats-may-be-cooking-up-a-plan-to-approve-keystone-and-save-landrieu/
I thought the numbers for 2017 were 10 and 24 but agree that the Republicans have a big number to defend.
The Republicans need to show ‘something’ — that they can lead — and not just sink into a status quo/compromise/go along to get along mentality.
If they push amnesty through, that could be their ‘obamacare’ [Affordable Care] disaster that sinks them in 2016. Some 70% of the nation oppose amnesty, regardless of what cute title they come up with or how they try to redefine amnesty. If they push through other legislation or big spending, that could sink them. Most in 2014 ran on ‘the opposition candidate is too attached to Obama’.
This seat has not been won yet. Begich has not conceded yet,
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True but basically the hand writing is on the wall and will be etched in stone shortly.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/republican-sullivan-wins-alaska-senate-race-1415783765
Updated Nov. 12, 2014 7:31 a.m. ET
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Mr. Begich’s campaign was doomed after he failed to make up significant ground Tuesday
as Alaska elections officials counted about 20,000 ballots cast by absentee voters,
provisional and early voters. The Democrat cut into Mr. Sullivan’s Election Day
advantage by only 238 votes in Tuesday’s count, not enough to significantly diminish
his 8,100-vote lead. ....
The Associated Press called the race shortly before 3 a.m. Eastern Time. With about
30,000 votes still to be counted, Mr. Sullivan leads by 7,991 votes out of 244,998
cast. Mr. Begich would have to win more than 62% of the remaining uncounted votes
to draw even.
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