5 easy Democratic Senate losers in 2018:
Indiana - Joe Donnelly
Missouri - Claire McCaskill
Montana - Jon Tester
North Dakota - Heidi Heitkamp
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
California: Dianne Feinstein (Won by 63% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 83
Connecticut: Chris Murphy (Won by 55% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 43
Delaware: Tom Carper (Won by 66% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 70
Florida: Bill Nelson (Won by 55% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 74
Hawaii: Mazie Hirono (Won by 63% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 69
Indiana: Joe Donnelly (Won by 50% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 61
Maryland: Ben Cardin (Won by 56% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 73
Massachusetts: Elizabeth Warren (Won by 54% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 67
Michigan: Debbie Stabenow (Won by 59% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 66
Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar (Won by 65% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 56
Missouri: Claire McCaskill (Won by 55% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 63
Montana: Jon Tester (Won by 49% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 60
New Jersey: Bob Menendez (Won by 59% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 63
New Mexico: Martin Heinrich (Won by 51% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 45
New York: Kirsten Gillibrand (Won by 72% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 50
North Dakota: Heidi Heitkamp (Won by 50% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 61
Ohio: Sherrod Brown (Won by 51% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 64
Pennsylvania: Bob Casey Jr. (Won by 54% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 56
Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse (Won by 64% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 61
Virginia: Tom Kaine (Won by 53% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 58
Washington: Maria Cantwell (Won by 61% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 58
West Virginia: Joe Manchin (Won by 61% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 69
Wisconsin: Tammy Baldwin (Won by 51% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 54
Independents up for reelection in 2018:
Maine: Angus King (Won by 53% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 72
Vermont: Bernie Sanders (Won by 71% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age:75
You can’t beat somebody with nobody. The Republicans are having problems finding decent candidates to run against Tester and Heitkamp. West Virginia has a cast of thousands in the primary so who knows what kind of candidate will come out on top. Indiana is heading for a very divisive primary. And Missouri GOP is capable of screwing up anyting.
“West Virginia - Joe Manchin”
Me thinks the guy is tired of DC, I see no other reason he hasn’t crossed the isle and changed parties. That or New York’s resident crooked Senate Leader has threatened him with his life. Don’t put it by Chuckie he is an evil POS.
Montana is farmers, old people, Indians, public employee unions, college towns and a flood of rich West Coast leftists, all of them panting to vote for Tester again.
In our 2016 open House race techie millionaire Gianforte beat a bankrupt, lying, cheating, dope-smoking tax-evader by seven points, after President Trump had carried the state by, what, 27 points?
Heitkamp polled at 55% as late as November, the President praised her as a "good woman" (even as she was back-stabbing him), she's a smart campaigner and also has farmers, seniors and the large college towns in her pocket.
The republicans are having a hard time fielding a reasonable candidate to oppose her.
I would bet you $100 payable to FR that she wins.
While Joe Manchin did not change parties yet, I think he will prior to the next election.
09/21/2017 article in dailycaller.com
Will West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin Switch Parties Next Week?
The Governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, changed his party affiliation to Republican in August. He knew that Trump was a big winner in WV and that there was little downside politically to changing sides to the GOP as that party is now favored by voters. Consider Democrat Joe Manchin, who is running for re-election in as Senator in West Virginia. Why should he stay with a party that looks to have lost the state. What advantage does being a Democrat give him? Governor Justice has just endorsed Manchin for re-election in what appears to be a hotly contested election for 2018. Manchin is apparently facing an uphill battle, but that might quickly change. Suppose, with the assistance of President Trump, Manchin looked at the writing on the wall and decided to change party affiliation, just like Jim Justice.