Posted on 10/12/2014 5:56:53 PM PDT by cotton1706
GOP strategist Karl Rove is predicting nine states will flip from Democrat to Republican in the November 4 Senate elections, but he's also predicting three will go the other way.
If he's right, that would still give Republicans control of the Senate by the slimmest of margins — 51-49.
Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Rove listed his predictions for Republican pickups — from most- to least-likely — as Montana, West Virginia, South Dakota, Alaska, Louisiana, Arkansas, Iowa, Colorado and North Carolina.
His predictions for GOP losses were Kansas, Georgia and Kentucky.
Rove predicted a "barn burner" in South Dakota, where Republican Mike Rounds leads Democrat Rick Weiland and independent Larry Pressler in a three-way race. In the end, Rove predicts Rounds will prevail.
Democratic operative Joe Trippi admitted that the races in Alaska, Louisiana and Arkansas all are "moving in the wrong direction for Democrats." All three, see incumbents below what Trippi said is the magical number of 45 percent.
"If you're under 50 it's a problem if you're an incumbent," Trippi said. "Undecideds are either going to stay home or break away from the incumbents in these races."
Trippi sees a similar problem for Republican Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, sitting at 42.3 percent, according to Real Clear Politics. His challenger, independent Greg Orman, has 44.7 percent
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I hope every Republican wins EXCEPT McConnell...
Yurtle the Turtle should have retied a decade ago.
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I disagree about GA and KY.
Hear!, Hear!
I’d be very happy to see Cochran out as well.
What about Cochran in Mississippi?
Now I am sure the Rats will hold the majority. This guy’s math has been unreliable for years. He’s a jinx. Not that it matters; RINOs, even in a majority, will do nothing to slow down BigGov.
I detest McConnell, but he lucked out by drawing a complete moonbat dilettante opponent in Grimes (who avoided answering whom she voted for for President in ‘08 and ‘12). He will win again. I’d also be surprised if Roberts or Perdue ultimately lose, either.
In fact, as evidenced by the problems that Chris McDaniel had with Democratic vote-rigging in Mississippi a few months ago, conservative candidates need to be prepared to file challenges to Democratic vote-rigging within state deadlines for such filings.
FR: On the dismissal of the Chris McDaniel challenge in Mississippi
Stark Roving Mad
Weird of Rove to predict those losses.
Hopefully McDaniel will be the candidate on the general election ballot, otherwise it will be a Democrat runoff.
What do Bob Beckel and Dick Morris say?
I think there’s a lot of attempted manipulation of voters going on.
How great would that be? Ding dong
He’s like ... Well he’s a kiss the ring guy no matter what his weak demeanor comes off as
He needs to go
Rove is a snake in the grass. You don't announce as a so-called Republican, the expected failure of another Republican just before an election. That guy is lower than bird cage droppings.
If Rove says barely then the Republicans wont make it.
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