GOP Sees Path to Control of Senate

[stevedeshazer]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704875004575375122374132154.html

By NAFTALI BENDAVID

WASHINGTON—Democrats for the first time are acknowledging that Republicans could retake the Senate this November if everything falls into place for the GOP, less than two years after Democrats held a daunting 60-seat majority.

Leaders of both parties have believed for months that Republicans could win the House, where every lawmaker faces re-election. But a change of party control in the Senate, where only a third of the members are running and Republicans must capture 10 seats, seemed out of the question.

That's no longer the case. The emergence of competitive Republican candidates in Wisconsin, Washington and California—Democratic-leaning states where polls now show tight races—bring the number of seats that Republicans could seize from the Democrats to 11.

Democrats now control the Senate 59-41—after the death of Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was replaced by Republican Sen. Scott Brown—including two independents who usually vote with them. That means Republicans need 10 seats to take a 51-49 advantage.

</snip> much more fantasy at link.

I'm quite sure the enablers at the WSJ are very hopeful they can steal Congress with unlimited campaign bucks. Their glee is obvious. It's their wet dream

[PSPS]

1. From where I sit, it looks like the senate is already controlled by the GOP.

Nevertheless, it will never happen. I can't imagine ten seats flipping. I'm not aware of ten senate races where it's even remotely possible.

[BzaDem]

6. There are 11 races where the polling is either within the margin of error, or clearly favoring Rs.

Flipping all of them is unlikely (and even flipping 10/11 will be unlikely). But in the past few elections, virtually all the close races went one way. So it definately isn't impossible. The Senate is the most important thing to protect in the Fall for Democrats.

[stevedeshazer]

2. It's a beautiful fantasy. Flipping ten races for R's is impossible.

That won't stop the editorial board of the WSJ from trying.

[napi21]

3. I don't think so. I don't care what the WSJ editorial board thinks or

says. The two ex-ceo's in Calif. are not going to win, and I don't care how much $$ they throw around. That nutball in Nv. is finally being recognized for what she is.

To actually tke control of the Senate, the Pubs would have to win all 10 and that's very unlikely.

he House is different and because there are so many in the House, it's very difficult to guess the outcome.

I honestly don't think the majority of people have forgotten what the Shrub years were like, and from everything I've hear, the Pubs are not supprting anything new. Even in State races in Ga. the Pubs running for Gov. are pushing the answer to everything is TAX CUTS! I just listened to two debates for the Gov. primary race here in Ga. I swear, I am not eing party biased. THe Dems stated things they would o to improve the State, how to pay for education without furloughing teachers (which they are doing now), how to handle the 20 year long fight about water supply between Tn, Ga., Al., and Fla. and many other important issues facing the State. I think Roy Barnes is going to win the Dem nomination hands dow. THEN I listened to the Pub debate. All they ALLL talked about was repealing the health care laws, CUTING TAXES, and getting more $$ from the Feds to fight immigration.

The Pubs really DO have a NAtional Policy and they're all repeating the same BS. I cant believe the majority of Americans willactually vote for these insane people.

[and-justice-for-all]

4. LOL....nt

[Skink]

5. hopefully it gets to 50 50 and the dems grow somethimg.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. The WSJ editorial board must have gone through a whole tub of hand lotion with that one.

Keep fantasizing, boyos.

[Motown_Johnny]

8. raising expectations is a good thing, Odds are we lose some seats but

that can still be seen as a win so long as the (R)s where seen to have a shot at taking control and they don't come close.

[Ozymanithrax]

9. Nevada, according to the current polls, is not longer a toss up.

with Reid leding by 47-38.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x378646

[AdHocSolver]

10. N.B. It is not those who cast the votes who decide an election, but who counts the votes.

A majority of our wonderful electronic (often paperless) vote counting machines are now supplied by the same company formed by the "merger" of Diebold and ESS.

Projecting a Republican "win" in November is a way to soften up the general public to reject an accusation of vote count rigging and election fraud.

Even after the 2000 and 2004 elections, a majority of you still don't understand how elections are won in this country.