51-49 Senate is still within reach if Mike Espy can pull off an upset in Mississippi Run-Off!
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If we pull off Arizona (which I believe we definitely will) and Florida (which I believe we well may) we have a chance to keep the Senate at 51-49, with more reliable democratic votes. I mean I would gladly trade a Heitkamp, McCaskill, and Donnelly (who couldn't survive in Red States( for Rosen, Sinema, and Espy each of whom will have turned a red seat blue, and two of whom would have done so in a previously Trump state. Those three, if they were to win, would feel FAR less pressure to accommodate Trump and side with the Republicans. And with the Republicans adding Romney to their bench, who has no deep love for Trump, this 51-49 majority would be even less impressive than the old 51-49 majority, because we'd be less worried about Democratic defections and they would be at least just as worried, perhaps slightly more worried, about Republican defections (with Romney replacing McCain as a nothing to lose wild card, free to vote his conscious and willing to actually stand up to Trump.)
I know it would take something of a miracle for Espy to pull off an upset. But maybe we can catch the Republicans with their guard down. We need to pour everything we can into that race, especially if Sinema and Nelson win their races.
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/election-results-what-take-hyde-smith-espy-win-runoff/1919759002/