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« Reply #25 on: September 21, 2018, 12:18:18 PM »

I've said elsewhere that I think that Kentucky is only competitive so long as McConnell is the candidate. His retirement would move it to Safe R.
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« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2018, 02:31:17 PM »

I've said elsewhere that I think that Kentucky is only competitive so long as McConnell is the candidate. His retirement would move it to Safe R.

Not at all. McConnell has Kentucky as long as he wants it.
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« Reply #27 on: September 21, 2018, 07:05:19 PM »

I've said elsewhere that I think that Kentucky is only competitive so long as McConnell is the candidate. His retirement would move it to Safe R.

Not at all. McConnell has Kentucky as long as he wants it.

Once he loses power, and become minority Leader again, hopefully, in 2018 rather than 2020, he won't be as effective as majority Leader and just like in 2008 when he was then Minority Leader, Lunsford stood a chance.
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« Reply #28 on: September 22, 2018, 02:27:34 PM »

If Graham gets primaried by some nut who wins and the Democrats run a high-quality candidate then SC could be a real sleeper 
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« Reply #29 on: September 22, 2018, 03:16:28 PM »

I've said elsewhere that I think that Kentucky is only competitive so long as McConnell is the candidate. His retirement would move it to Safe R.

Not at all. McConnell has Kentucky as long as he wants it.
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« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2018, 03:20:14 PM »

Georgia comes onto the radar quickly after Abrams either wins or loses by like 2%.  Not sure if that counts as sleeper, though, given the Gov race is being taken seriously this year.

Of the states considered truly safe right now, it's either Kansas or Michigan depending on which way the wind is blowing nationwide.
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« Reply #31 on: September 23, 2018, 01:20:24 PM »

Ernst can be targeted as well as Collins, due to Grassley and Collins role in Kavanaugh. Christie Vilsack and Jared Golden can challenge them😁
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« Reply #32 on: September 23, 2018, 01:40:08 PM »

Iowa, especially if Axne, Finkenauer, and Hubbell all win this year.
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« Reply #33 on: September 23, 2018, 02:31:29 PM »

Iowa, especially if Axne, Finkenauer, and Hubbell all win this year.

I thought common sense dictated that Iowa was likely going to be one of the marque races anyway.
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« Reply #34 on: September 23, 2018, 02:36:39 PM »

If Graham gets primaried by some nut who wins and the Democrats run a high-quality candidate then SC could be a real sleeper 

I think it is possible that after the midterms Mattis will get fired and Graham might be Trump's pick for a new Secretary of Defense. In that case, there would be a special election in SC (I think?) in 2019, and that could potentially be interesting. But the fact that there would be a special election might be one reason why Graham might not get the job.
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« Reply #35 on: September 23, 2018, 02:41:47 PM »

Maybe Alaska? It has been trending Dem on the Presidential level, and 2020 will be a Presidential year that probably won't be great for Rs if Trump is the nominee again. I'm not sure if Begich has lost too much of his goodwill, but maybe he runs for his old seat after he loses AK-GOV 2018. Or maybe there is some other candidate who could make it interesting.
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