Dems are going to hold on to the Senate

[malaise]

I still think so and even Tweety says there are many ways to this route.

[morningfog]

1. Even a 50/50 won't change much. In fact, very little will change regardless of how the rest of the

night goes.

Repugs have been obstructionists, they will do more of the same. This should have been the Dems election to end obstruction and make real progress. It could have been a simple message. They blew it.

[PragmaticLiberal]

4. I really don't think its about the messaging.

Quite frankly, I think the electorate (in many ways) are children.

Yeah, I don't have much faith in the populace.

[morningfog]

12. It is the candidate's job to get reach them and build winning coalitions.

I always blame the candidate, not the voter. The voters are known quantities. We have demographics, public opinion and voting habits well studied and documented.

It is up to the candidate to work within those parameters to build support over 50%.

[Fawke Em]

15. It is, but it isn't.

The populace wants crap reporting, but it used to be good reporting still gave them both what they wanted and needed to know.

Now, that doesn't matter.

[still_one]

2. i hope so, but Tweety is always on top of it

[Reter]

3. I'm afraid that's all but impossible at this point

It's time to get realistic. We lost.

[Ellipsis]

7. get bent

[Jester Messiah]

5. I'll be happy if we can just deny them 60.

Though I expect they'll nuke the filibuster as soon as they get the chance. There's no way this ends well.

[jillan]

9. Yes - that is more realistic.

[Roland99]

17. Remember how loudly they wailed about "UP OR DOWN VOTE" under Bushy?

And how loudly they wailed when the talk came up of the nuclear option more recently??

Not that Repukes are shy from being hypocritical.

They'll just launch some more Benghazi investigations and try to impeach Obama for improper military salutes...

[libtodeath]

6. I am not giving up

[book_worm]

8. hopefully if Warner can hang on...

also hoping that Orman in KS can defeat Roberts.

[Kalidurga]

10. Red States are gonna do what Red States do...

If Democrats make any headway whatsoever in deep Red territory then it's a victory. That being said I think the Dems have this they will hold, but lose seats in Republican territory.

[Savannahmann]

13. Democrats would need to win two of the following states

Georgia, Louisiana, Colorado, or Alaska.

Alaska is purportedly difficult to poll, which puts it into the possible.

Now, that leaves one more must win among the other three. Landrieu who insulted the voters. Or Colorado where Senator Udall was heckled by his biggest donor. Or Georgia.

But there is still Kansas as the spoiler.

Let's say that the Republicans have 50 seats after tonight not counting the expected runoffs in Louisiana and Georgia. What if Orman offers to caucus with the Republicans in exchange for a ranking membership on a committee? I offered that observation weeks ago. It would be a smart move on his part, it puts him solidly up for re-election in a generally speaking red state. Pat Roberts had gone Washington, I don't think he had an address in Kansas. So what would stand Orman who is painfully obviously very much self serving the best?

If Orman did join the Rethugs in that case, what could the Democrats do?

[fizzgig]

16. one of the denver news stations just said udall (d) is up with the early ballots

no idea where those ballots are coming from, but it's going to be a long night.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. That would be the best news ever.

[Johonny]

18. I'm more interested in my local races, federally a split power in congress and the president

means two more years of wasted policy chances. Republican voters will get exactly what they want and they'll hate it and blame Obama. I lost respect for anyone that votes Republican years ago. Now I only laugh at them and their shear ignorance and self loathing.

[Blue_In_AK]

19. Hopeful for Alaska.

Mark's GOTV effort has been great, and we have popular left-leaning ballot measures. Hope you guys on the east coast plan to stay up late. We still have two more hours of voting.

[malaise]

21. It won't help at this stage

I'm going to bed - very disappointed.

[Blue_In_AK]

22. It will help Alaskans.

which is all I care about at this point.

[maced666]

20. I'd like to see that road.

Tweety sucks.

[Rhinodawg]

23. I wish.