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Republicans chances of winning the Senate keep getting better
The Washington Post ^ | 20 Oct 14 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 10/20/2014 5:43:47 PM PDT by SkyPilot

Edited on 10/20/2014 7:13:14 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

The likelihood of a Republican Senate takeover continues to increase with all three major election models giving the GOP at least a six in ten probability of winning the six seats the party needs to win take back control.

The trend lines in both the LEO and FiveThirtyEight models highlight movement over the past week toward Republicans -- with a slight tick back toward Democrats in the last few days."


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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; obama; republicans; senate
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

I won’t, but the best strategy is to gain the majority, including the squishes, that will empower the TEAs, who will make noise and trouble for the RINOs. Then, slowly but surely replace GOPe with TEApublicans until we really have something.


In your zeal to install a GOP Senate at any costs you are ignoring the back stabbing tag team match the GOPe does on conservatives. We simply won’t be able to survive much more of the progressive GOP/MSM/Dem triple team carpet bombing of our leaders. It’s grinding down the viability of conservativism in the same way Bush was destroyed by the Dems.


121 posted on 10/21/2014 11:15:22 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: NFHale; GrandJediMasterYoda; SkyPilot; sickoflibs; Gilbo_3; GOPsterinMA; Impy; fieldmarshaldj

” When men refuse to stand up to their duties, obligations, and responsibilities.... well, you get the GOP-e; and you also get the Dems, ready, willing, and salivating to capitalize on the lack of honor and lack of courage of their “colleagues across the aisle”.”

Why I am NOT enthusiastic. My fear is the first thing they will do is pass amnesty. Then nothing else will matter.


122 posted on 10/21/2014 11:27:58 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; GrandJediMasterYoda; SkyPilot; sickoflibs; Gilbo_3; GOPsterinMA; Impy; ...

Without realizing it, I think I paraphrased Ayn Rand with that comment...

“When men reduce their virtues to the approximate, then evil acquires the force of an absolute; when loyalty to an unyielding purpose is dropped by the virtuous, it’s picked up by scoundrels - and you get the indecent spectacle of a cringing, bargaining, traitorous good and a self-righteously uncompromising evil.”

-Ayn Rand


123 posted on 10/21/2014 11:30:43 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: SkyPilot

Not sure what they are reading, but FiveThirtyEight has not had a “slight tilt toward the Dems again.”

It’s only going more GOP.


124 posted on 10/21/2014 11:44:00 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
FORGET all that! They have to file articles impeachment and remove this son of a bitch ASAP. That should be priority #1 ASAP

I totally agree!!!

125 posted on 10/21/2014 11:51:59 AM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: ozarkgirl
I do wish the world would go to hell in a handbasket

I'd say that's already happened. Hussein Obola is doing everything to make that happen, including overwhelming or outright destroying all our systems. 100 million Americans out of the workforce...half of us on foodstamps...We're in a depression!

Right after the election more ObolaCare provisions will kick in, including the "employer mandate" which had been deliberately put off due to pushback from unions and other RAT-related entities.

Get set for more screaming, unemployment and mayhem.

126 posted on 10/21/2014 11:56:17 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: lodi90
In your zeal to install a GOP Senate at any costs you are ignoring the back stabbing tag team match the GOPe does on conservatives.

No I'm not, as ground troops, we need to help the elected conservatives fight back. They have no access to the people through the media, other than talk radio and FNC.

There needs to be a constant barrage of letters to the editor, billboards and semi-truck trailers bearing messages and graphics mocking and challenging the RINOs...complete with their phone numbers.

We simply won’t be able to survive much more of the progressive GOP/MSM/Dem triple...

We'll survive, but the US may not survive another term of RAT control. The Republicans are fully aware of the unpopularity and damage caused by ObamaCare, they have provisions to get rid of it. It's no secret, and it bears no semblance to the specter of government controlled health care.

127 posted on 10/21/2014 12:10:09 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

“Isn’t she as reliable as the honorable and respectable Joe Biden and Howard Dean?”
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Almost, almost as reliable for sure. Maybe even nearbout as reliable.


128 posted on 10/21/2014 3:07:51 PM PDT by RipSawyer (OPM is the religion of the sheeple.)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

“...Democrats will hold the senate after the mid-terms.”

Does she mean that Democrats will win enough seats to retain control or does she mean that the Democrats will not give up power, alleging election improprieties, suing until doomsday and registering Mickey and Minnie Mouse to vote?

IMHO


129 posted on 10/22/2014 5:23:14 AM PDT by ripley
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To: SkyPilot

Well.... I’ll go ahead and say it since it has yet to be said...

“What difference does it make?”


130 posted on 10/22/2014 2:37:13 PM PDT by A Voice (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: SkyPilot; All

Its not going to matter...

republicans do not know how to act as a majority, so nothing will get done...

Accept this and move on folks...Unless you want your blood pressure to spike...these elected caste of schmups do not deserve your frustrations...


131 posted on 10/23/2014 10:48:42 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I will settle for a "perfectly good, gently used" kidney...Apply within...)
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