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Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts)
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:29 PM Aug 2019

Maine & NCarolina will decide our country's future.

Yes, we need a Democrat in the White House starting January 2021.
But we also need at least 50 seats in the Senate to have a Dem majorityleader.
Just imagine the GOP keeps the Senate and Moscow Mitch negates everything our new President tries to do.

So, to take the Senate, we must flip a minimum of 4 seats.
This assumes we will lose Alabama because it doesn’t look like Roy Moore will win the gop primary again. They will have a non pedophile candidate apparently. Darn it.

So,where do we get those four.
Ranking from most likely to least likely, we have 7 potential targets.
Colorado
Arizona
Maine
NCarolina
Iowa
Texas
Georgia

We lead in polling in Col And Ariz.
The bottom three would be tough unless there is a local person on the Prez ticket.

That leaves Maine’s I’m very concerned Collins, and NCarolinas what you talkin bout Tillis.
Those seats are very vulnerable and they will probably decide the Senate.

Now, for those saying we need 60 seats in the Senate to accomplish anything.
That’s not true especially if we blow up the filibuster and end the 60 vote structure.

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Maine & NCarolina will decide our country's future. (Original Post) Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 OP
Roy Moore? CurtEastPoint Aug 2019 #1
Judge Roy Moore (corrected) ran against Democrat Doug Jones Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #2

Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts)
2. Judge Roy Moore (corrected) ran against Democrat Doug Jones
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 03:14 PM
Aug 2019

When the Keebler Elf left the Senate for Attorney General.
Lots of noise that Moore liked young girls.
Jones won.
Moore is running agIn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore

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