Good News ... we might have a real shot at the Senate

[welshTerrier2]

the polls are all over the place and probably not worth much this far from the election ... but it's still nice to read some good news once in awhile ...

source: http://www.electoral-vote.com/

Important Senate news today. Several new polls there have changed the outlook. Just going by the spreadsheet (i.e., the current poll numbers), the Senate will be split 50-50 as a result of a new poll in Oklahoma that now puts Brad Carson ahead of Tom Coburn (the former obstretrician who has admitted to performing abortions but now says abortionists should be executed). In addition, the spreadsheet says the Republicans will win the Louisiana seat, but since no Republican has ever been elected to the Senate by the people of Louisiana since direct elections of senators began in 1914, my best guess at this point is that the Democrats will actually have a majority in the Senate (counting Jeffords as a Democrat). This scenario was unthinkable 6 months ago.

go here for a more detailed analysis ...

[dammit905]

1. Louisiana's never had a Democratic senator?

I don't understand...

[welshTerrier2]

2. i think you misread this

the line in question is:

In addition, the spreadsheet says the Republicans will win the Louisiana seat, but since no Republican has ever been elected to the Senate by the people of Louisiana since direct elections of senators began in 1914

[dammit905]

4. Dammit. Scratch that. Reverse it. n/t

[VOX]

3. This **is** good news!!!

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