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PufPuf23

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15. One hopes that the Democratic Party recognized that to be successful it is just

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 03:28 PM

Mar 2016

Last edited Wed Mar 9, 2016, 07:55 PM - Edit history (1)

as important to win the Senate and the House as the POTUS.

I want Sanders to be the next POTUS and hope that one of his priorities is to maximize Senate and House gains in 2016 plus gains in State legislatures too.

The DNC needs to be seriously rebooted so that the Democratic Party is again a peoples' and not money party.

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Democrats Now Favored to Win Senate [View all] applegrove Mar 2016 OP

I can't wait. blue neen Mar 2016 #1

"Goodbye Pat Toomey" MyOwnPeace Mar 2016 #5

We have 3 great candidates on the Democratic side. blue neen Mar 2016 #9

I hope you're right about Mr. Sestak Number9Dream Mar 2016 #10

Toomey will undoubtedly get a ton of money from the Koch's. blue neen Mar 2016 #22

He truly has done nothing. Herman4747 Mar 2016 #12

Last election 2/3rds seats up for reelection were dems, now it's republicans. bjobotts Mar 2016 #19

"Some sort of corporate Republican whose sole purpose is to deny the Democrat a Senate seat." blue neen Mar 2016 #24

I'm counting the days Orrex Mar 2016 #35

Karma, baby. nt babylonsister Mar 2016 #2

Fingers crossed OldHippieChick Mar 2016 #3

Goodbye Ron Johnson, Mark Kirk, Rob Portman and the rest of ya's Arazi Mar 2016 #4

The one's I'd like to see out are in rpannier Mar 2016 #30

Yes, all of them! houston16revival Mar 2016 #33

MO (Blunt) needs to be on that list. Gore1FL Mar 2016 #37

Whoever wins OH and FL will win the senate seats there. craigmatic Mar 2016 #6

if the nominee is Trump they'll have to update their forecast again 0rganism Mar 2016 #7

Then if the GOP keeps stalling on the SCOTUS, obama should use the time between jan 1-20 Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #8

Excellent news! Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #11

Hello, Russ Feingold! Herman4747 Mar 2016 #13

REALLY great news, BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #14

One hopes that the Democratic Party recognized that to be successful it is just PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #15

Well said. Last dem convention showed how much the money party had infiltrated. bjobotts Mar 2016 #21

+1 zentrum Mar 2016 #16

Keep that momentum going! AllyCat Mar 2016 #17

That's great news! n/t geardaddy Mar 2016 #18

The Cook Report link just said there were 5 "toss-ups" 4 Rs & 1 D. How is that "favoring" Dems? Bucky Mar 2016 #20

Lotsa good news lately. lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #23

Later we can swap them out with true Progressives! Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #25

It will be close and the Republicans madville Mar 2016 #26

Mitch and his obstructionist buddies will have a cruel choice in November. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #27

That is so true. applegrove Mar 2016 #28

Please Please Please. Action_Patrol Mar 2016 #29

Repukes have 33 seats they have to defend. Duckfan Mar 2016 #31

That will make it easier for President Sanders. Helen Borg Mar 2016 #32

excellent MariaThinks Mar 2016 #34

“No, there is little hard evidence yet..." progressoid Mar 2016 #36