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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 08:17 PM Apr 2017

2018 US Senate Race-Republican held US Senate seats Democrats need to win in order to get back in

the majority in the US Senate on January 2019.
Democrats are safe in CA,CT,DE,HI,MD,MA,MN,NY,RI,VT,and WA.
Democrats are strongly favored in FL,ME,MI,NJ,NM,PA,VA, WV, and WV.
Democrats are slightly favored in IN,MO,MT, and OH.
Democrats have a 50-50 chance of holding onto ND-assuming Cramer-R runs.
Democrats need to win at least 4 Republican held seats
AZ-Sinema-D runs and gets the Democratic nominaton, Flake-R loses in the Republican primary.
NV-Miller-D and/or Marshall-D runs and gets the Democratic nomination.
TX-O'Rourke-D or Castro-D need Cruz-R to self destruct.
UT-Matheson-D runs and gets the Democratic nomination, Chaffetz-R runs and gets the Republican nomination, McMullin runs as an Independent stealing the moderate Republican vote.
MS-Hood-D runs and gets the Democratic nomination, Wicker-R loses in the Republican primary.

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2018 US Senate Race-Republican held US Senate seats Democrats need to win in order to get back in (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 OP
Welp some senators will be indicted for their role in TrumpRussiaGate underthematrix Apr 2017 #1
Good point. That should take care of the seats. caroldansen Apr 2017 #2
Are these Republican US Senators from states with Democratic governors? nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 #3

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
1. Welp some senators will be indicted for their role in TrumpRussiaGate
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 08:23 PM
Apr 2017

so GOP may lose up to 7 senators in 2017 well before the 2018 elections

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
3. Are these Republican US Senators from states with Democratic governors?
Fri Apr 7, 2017, 08:40 PM
Apr 2017

States with Democratic Governors and Republican US Senators.
CO-Gardner
LA-Cassidy and Kennedy
MT-Daines
NC-Burr and Tillis
PA-Toomey
WV-Capito

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