2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDemocrats on the Senate: We got this
Democrats on the Senate: We got thisBy Alexander Bolton - 10/12/16 06:00 AM EDT
Democrats are now extremely confident they will capture control of the Senate next month in the wake of Donald Trumps drop in the polls and an intensifying civil war in the Republican Party.
Winning the majority is a given, Democratic officials told The Hill, adding that signs point to a pickup of seven seats and possibly more on Election Day.
To win control of the Senate, Democrats need to pick up four seats on Nov. 8, or five if Trump wins the White House.
But they say the billionaire businessman has no chance of becoming commander in chief and that his bombshell comments about groping women have tilted races around the country.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/300525-democrats-on-the-senate-we-got-this
vadermike
(1,415 posts)We will GOTV to make it happen !
By the way we are now leading the NV senate race by 4 points !
still_one
(91,968 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I bet those asshole republicans that have held up President Obama's nominee all this time are kicking themselves right about now!!!
unblock
(51,975 posts)they can still confirm garland during the lame duck session.
unless obama withdraws garland's name and either he or hillary nominates someone more liberal.
it would serve the republican leaders right if that happened, but i don't think it will.
it would be very cruel to garland, and i don't think obama would do that.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Yeah I don't think he will be withdrawn.
Hillary will get her shot at it though.
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Can you imagine the reich wing whining?
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)reflects society--by most people of that society--is critically important, we're unlikely to see too many human torches.