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The top 10 Senate races of 2016, ranked
The Washington Post ^ | May 2, 2015 | Aaron Blake and Chris Cillizza

Posted on 05/02/2015 10:35:39 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued

We are now four full months into the 2016 election cycle, and the battle for the Senate is starting to take shape.

Retirements in California, Florida, Indiana, Maryland and Nevada have set up open-seat contests -- though only two of them are considered top-tier races. And with Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) gearing up for reelection and saving Republicans major headaches in the process, we have a pretty good idea of where the battleground races will be.

The biggest question from here is recruiting. Republicans have big holes to fill in the two competitive open seats, in Florida and Nevada, where, despite weeks-old retirements, no major candidates have jumped in. The same goes in Colorado, a top pickup opportunity against Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) where the field has yet to really take shape.

Democrats have an early frontrunner in both of those open seats, though it's far too early to call them favorites in these swing states. At the same time, they still have a sizable recruiting hole in Pennsylvania and are likely to face a tough primary even if they land a candidate not named Joe Sestak. And in Illinois, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D) is in and appeared to be clearing the field, but Rep. Robin Kelly is now looking at running too.

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To: grania

You wonder if our conservative President should have a Senate that would approve his nominees or not?

Well it’s a good thing you’re wrong and Republicans are favored to keep the Senate.


21 posted on 05/02/2015 7:52:48 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Clintonfatigued
John McCain will be 80 in 2016, and he will continue to move to the Left.

Chuck Grassley will be 83.

Establishment Republicans, and even the semi-Libertarian Barry Goldwater, always seem to swerve Left as they age.

22 posted on 05/03/2015 12:27:18 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

At some point, there needs to be a mental fitness test, and just stop the guy at the front door before he even takes an oath.


23 posted on 05/03/2015 3:50:46 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: DoodleDawg

Brian Sandoval has no interest in running, I don’t know why.


24 posted on 05/04/2015 3:13:11 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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