Do people think Dems will gain seats? I haven't really seen that. Most people seem to predict a single digit Republican gain in seats.
Are these the same people that expected Dems to lease the Senate in 2012?
No. The people indicating that a small republican gain is more likely than a small democratic gain include such folks as Mr. Rothenberg and Mr. Sabato, neither of which predicted the democrats would lose the senate in 2012, although both felt the democrats would end up with less seats than they actually did.