Kamala
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« on: May 26, 2017, 10:16:53 AM » |
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Going into 2014, the Democrats were overextended in that Senate class. Going into 2020, the position is reversed, as many the Republicans won many seats they would've lost in a neutral year (Alaska, North Carolina, and Colorado come to mind.)
So right now, I would say Dems are bound to pick up at least 2 seats (Colorado and one of NC or Alaska)
But if they can get star recruits like Schweitzer to run in Montana and similar people in other states, in conjunction with a 2006/2008 style wave, they could possibly pick up
NC, CO, Alaska, Georgia, Maine (IF collins retires/runs for Gov), Montana, Iowa, and the great white whale Texas, for a total of up to 8 pickups, with the only vulnerable candidates for them being Shaheen, although I doubt she'd lose.
Regardless of how 2018 goes, if the democrats pick up all those (with the exception of Texas) I can see them gaining control of the Senate.
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