Guess what's for dinner?
Posted on 10/15/2014 2:07:10 AM PDT by Din Maker
I would love to see democrats lose in a ‘bloodbath’ but that’s only because I hate them and they deserve it. The republicans have done very little to instill any confidence in themselves.
The only reason this is even being discussed is that the American electorate is an enormous gaggle of imbeciles.
Meanwhile, every sane person in the nation despairs of the political future.
If republicans have a 97% chance if retaking West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin should take note. Repubs should go after him hard to switch parties if demos still control the senate after the elections.
If there are any upsets, it will probably be in New Hampshire, Michigan (where Land frankly SHOULD be leading now), North Carolina (a subpar candidate where we also should be leading). Less likely but not out of the question are Minnesota & Virginia.
A possible upset may occur in MS, especially if Thad the Cad isn’t tossed off the ballot as he should be, since his approvals amongst GOP voters are in the toilet (probably the only party candidate in the nation whose approvals are higher with the opposition party than their own party - indicative of the fact he used Democrat fraud to steal the runoff). Graham in SC may only win with a plurality with Ravenel votes taking a chunk from him.
Manchin may indeed switch, but he still is quite liberal (a 74% leftist rating for the duration of his time in the Senate). The GOP’s most left-wing Senator is ME’s Susan Collins (and her lifetime rating is 52% leftist, though she has scored 72% leftist in 2013 and 80% in 2012). There’s also talk he may leave the Senate entirely to run for Governor again in 2016 (which would force a special election that the GOP would almost surely win).
Add to that, Maine’s “Independent” Angus King, a very left-wing member (87% leftist) has indicated he wants to serve in the majority, and hence would vote to organize with the GOP, so there’s 2 gains numerically (though certainly not ideologically).
The real question is, if the Republicans do take the Senate, will anything actually change?
What will election night look like if Republicans win?
Massive lawsuits in every state won, for.... something.
If republicans win the Senate the problem is the GOP Establishment will think their strategy and tactics are validated and it will be more difficult to remove them.
Even if their winning margins are razor thin and they have only 51 Senate seats, they will still continue to push their progressive agenda.
Mitch McConnell will ram Comprehensive Immigration Reform down the throat of Americans after going through motions of compromise and border security first etc. In the end the ten million or more illegals will have amnesty and border security provisions will be abandoned just as in the past.
The GOP Establishment is not our party and they are enemies to conservatives. So all this talk about who wins is no win for America.
“If republicans win the Senate the problem is the GOP Establishment will think their strategy and tactics are validated and it will be more difficult to remove them.”
Boy, are you ever right! That’s the real issue this year. And will the GOPE piss away the next two years and hand the Senate back over to the RATs in 2016 when they begin to have more seats to defend. Just peachy if Hitlary wins the Presidency.
I see us holding all of our Senate seats and picking up 8 seats.
Ideologically, the GOPe is more aligned with King than Cruz. The lily-livered quislings running the GOP had better learn how to lead. It will take a seriously long and bloody fight to get any conservative legislation through and even then, Obama is going to veto everything.
Reince Preibus has already said that of Orman wins the GOP won't work with him. So even if Orman was being honest about wanting to caucus with the GOP, which I doubt, that door's been closed.
I can see Tillis eaking out a win in NC.
Recent revelations about Hagan’s (husband) pocketing stimulus money is significant enough to keep a few thousand democrats at home and influence a few thousand fence-sitters for Tillis.
“If republicans have a 97% chance if retaking West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin should take note. Repubs should go after him hard to switch parties if demos still control the senate after the elections.”
Agree. Depending on the scenario that plays out as a result of this election, I think Joe is flippable. Naturally, he would have to be offered some goodies to do so. But, we shall see....
If Chris McDaniel’s supporters just stay home or skip the Senate race on the ballot, Thad will be in trouble. If McDaniel’s supporter should vote for Travis Childers (who is a Conservative Democrat) Thad would lose and it would be an election night “shocker”.
“If republicans win the Senate the problem is the GOP Establishment will think their strategy and tactics are validated and it will be more difficult to remove them.”
Boy, are you ever right! That’s the real issue this year. And will the GOPE piss away the next two years and hand the Senate back over to the RATs in 201
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I’m on board with the two of you. If all of Chris McDaniel’s supporters would vote for Travis Childers who is a Conservative Democrat (more than Joe Manchin) Thad Cockroach would lose.
A lot of Northeast liberals have migrated to N.C. And still vote Dem. I know many of them!
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