2014 Battle For The Senate - Official Thread

[Matt Collins]

Here are Nate Silver's predictions:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/interacti...nate-forecast/

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/...nate-forecast/


Here is RCP:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...enate_map.html


Looks like the following states are in play:

Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Alaska
Louisana
Georgia
Arkansas
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Kentucky

[Matt Collins]

bump

[Aratus]

I'm going to drumrolls call NEW HAMPSHIRE... Matt!!!
i really think Mr. RomneyCare Personified is going to
trounce Ms. PartyLoyal ObamaCare by a slight margin.
Thanks for bumping the thread. i feel that it adds to
today's excitement. Gotta luv our Liberty Hobbit!

[Anti Federalist]

I'm going to drumrolls call NEW HAMPSHIRE... Matt!!!
i really think Mr. RomneyCare Personified is going to
trounce Ms. PartyLoyal ObamaCare by a slight margin.
Thanks for bumping the thread. i feel that it adds to
today's excitement. Gotta luv our Liberty Hobbit!

Shaheen will win re-election handily.

[limequat]

I'm having trouble caring.

So what if the R's gain the senate? I'll eat my shorts if we actually get an up/down vote on audit the fed, even with Reid out.

[green73]

I can't wait til the Republicans take over and do absolutely nothing but increase the scope of government.

[Brett85]

I hope the Republicans win so that Rand's Supreme Court nominees will get confirmed when he becomes President.

[Matt Collins]

I can't wait til the Republicans take over and do absolutely nothing but increase the scope of government.

If they were like they were in the late 90's, while they may not go in reverse they may at least slow down the growth slightly.

[green73]

If they were like they were in the late 90's, while they may not go in reverse they may at least slow down the growth slightly.

That sounds orgasmic. Where can I vote?

[Occam's Banana]

I can't wait til the Republicans take over and do absolutely nothing but increase the scope of government.

If they were like they were in the late 90's, while they may not go in reverse they may at least slow down the growth slightly.

So, in other words: if they are like they were in the late '90s, they will increase the scope of government - just like green said ...

[Bastiat's The Law]

South Dakota is coming into play for the democrats because the republican is a real stinker.

[Matt Collins]

So, in other words: if they are like they were in the late '90s, they will increase the scope of government - just like green said ...

At a slower rate at least

[limequat]

I plan to vote libertarian. Randpac is pushing hard to support the Rs, but I just don't care about them.

[nobody's_hero]

If they were like they were in the late 90's, while they may not go in reverse they may at least slow down the growth slightly.

And if they were like they were in the 2000's . . .

Let's face it, there haven't been enough leadership changes in the past decade or so within the GOP to make a rat's dick of difference if the GOP regains the majority.

John Boehner still in charge? Check.
Mitch McConnell? Check.
Reince Priebus? Does anyone even care about him? No? Well, check anyway because the only time he does anything noticeable is when he's trying to block the liberty movement.

So there you have it. The GOP's lead-off hitters are the same ones who blew the world series before spring training even started the last time around. I've been trying to advocate we do everything politically possible to remove them from their ivory towers, but, ehem, we gotta 'play ball' or something.

[Aratus]

sad but true...

[Matt Collins]

[Vanguard101]

At a slower rate at least

This didn't actually happen tbh

[thoughtomator]

It's going to be a massive wipeout for the Dems. I predict 53-54 GOP seats, and I think that's probably a conservative estimate. Only unprecedented election fraud can stop the sick-of-Obama train.

[muzzled dogg]

Shaheen will win re-election handily.

Shaheen will win re-election handily.

I'm not so sure about this. I think Brown (and Guinta) can win

[Lord Xar]

Voting machines flipping votes to democrat
Crazy marxist stuffing ballots
~5% New deferred status illegals are shown to be registered to vote.

Republicans are not gonna gain control. There will be feigned surprise at the "close" races and how dems have
Lost some ground but miraculously held control.

[Matt Collins]

one week to go

[jllundqu]

I predict a 50/50 split in the Senate with VP Biden holding the ring of power for the next 2 years!

[jllundqu]

I think republicans are overconfident. Either way, whether or not they regain the senate, liberty loses. The GOP has $#@! and pissed on everything I hold sacred too many times for me to drink their kewl aid again... And I sure as hell don't want to hear the "lesser of two evils" argument. I'd rather have liberal democrats in 100% control than flipping back and forth and dying slowly. The sooner we hit the reset button on this failed experiment, the better.

[Bastiat's The Law]

I'm still bummed we didn't get Brannon the nomination in North Carolina. Tillis is such a terribly milquetoast candidate he's actually down in the polling!

[invisible]

I'm still bummed we didn't get Brannon the nomination in North Carolina. Tillis is such a terribly milquetoast candidate he's actually down in the polling!

I know what you mean. OK will have Senator wankford instead of Randy Brogdon. Then in AR, there's tom cotton becoming firmly entrenched as a Senator as well. Not to mention MS. Hopefully we can at least get more Liberty Candidates into our State Legislatures to offset these sort of setbacks.

[William Tell]

Gridlock beats 1 party rule, but none of the GOP senate nominees deserve a liberty supporter's vote.

[TaftFan]

I know what you mean. OK will have Senator wankford instead of Randy Brogdon. Then in AR, there's tom cotton becoming firmly entrenched as a Senator as well. Not to mention MS. Hopefully we can at least get more Liberty Candidates into our State Legislatures to offset these sort of setbacks.

I guess the good thing is that Brannon, McDaniel, and Wolf are primed to win something in 2016. Maybe Miller will run for House if Don Young retires.

[Matt Collins]

I just saw an article that NM is in play

[Brett85]

The most important races of the night for the liberty movement might be in the Kentucky house. We need the GOP to take the Kentucky house so that they can pass a law allowing Rand to run for the Senate and the Presidency at the same time.

[Matt Collins]

Republicans forecast to win 5 state Senates and 9 state Houses:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...-state-houses/