2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhich of these Senate seats do we win?
Here are my guesses of those that are currently contested (within 5-10 points):
Illinois. Win
Indiana. Win
Wisconsin. Win
Pennsylvania. Win
Colorado. Win
Nevada. Win
New Hampshire Lose
North Carolina Lose
Florida. Lose
Ohio. Lose
Iowa. Lose
Arizona. Lose
Anybody live in one of those states that disagrees with me?
RandySF
(58,772 posts)And I think we win the NC seat If Hillary carries the state.
North Carolinians often like having one Senator from each party.
CincyDem
(6,351 posts)jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)We will win all of those you predicted with Nevada being the most contested, but I also think we have a better than even chance of winning NH and NC with the way things are trending.
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)Nev, NH, and NC will all be close.
I'd love to sweep them.
Would also love to be wrong in Florida. How do people vote for a guy who says he hates the job.
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)Jason Kander is a superb candidate against an awful Repub incumbent and can absolutely win. It will be hard, but it needs to be on everyone's radar.
I disagree with you about NH and NC. Good discussion topic!
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)Have you?
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Polling has been rather stable since mid-September, so we are not seeing the Trump crash-and-burn effect there. But, it will have impact on Nov. 8.
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)Come on Kander!!!
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)Which is weird as I live many states away and based on my public tweets am not someone who would support him.
He's nervous.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)FL 12%
OH 14%
IA 10.5%
AZ 14%
Three of the four have Rs at 50% in polls though. Florida is the pickup we need to concentrate on with Rubio weakest of the lot at 46%.
NH looks really good now, 46-45 with 9% undecided.
North Carolina also looks good now, 43-42 with 12% undecided.
The big factor in all this is Trump, and he's a total train wreck.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Win:
Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Colorado, Nevada, New Hampshire, Missouri and North Carolina
Lose: Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Arizona
Ground game and demoralization make the difference in NH, NV, and NC
DeminPennswoods
(15,278 posts)The first debate between Toomey and McGinty is tonight and will be carried on local TV channels. McGinty so far hasn't exactly been inspiring so we'll see what she brings tonight. Toomey is certainly ripe for being knocked off though.
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)She's been plenty "inspiring," and she's a very, very good candidate. Let's build up our Dems over the last 22 days, not the reverse.
DeminPennswoods
(15,278 posts)She only got a plurality in the Dem primary (42.5%). I believe if either Sestak or Fetterman had dropped out, she'd have lost. She ran for governor and finished dead last in the Dem primary before that. But she's the candidate the Dem establishment wanted. I heard her speak at Hillary's post-DNC rally in Pgh. She was only ok. It was only last week that I saw her first campaign ad where she actually spoke about her credentials for office. The DSCC, SEIU and PrioritiesUSA have done a good job tagging Toomey with his "Club for Growth" based policies, but I think to beat him McGinty has to show her policy bones.
Don't get me wrong, I'm voting for her because regardless she'll be a vast improvement over Toomey. My hope is she'll turn out like Patty Murray and Kristen Gillibrand.
DeminPennswoods
(15,278 posts)McGinty is doing great. She's giving thoughtful, sensible answers and she clobbered Toomey over his participation in the GOP partisan blocking of Obama judicial nominees. Toomey really has nothing and when on split screen looks like he's sucking on a lemon while McGinty is answering.
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)I plan to watch later. Hopefully she is inspiring you and others.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)for example, would see things our way a lot more, but I think Portman and Grassley survive to return to the Senate.
I could do without either one of them, especially Grassley.
I think we win the New Hampshire Senate race. When I see Kelly Ayotte in news clips, she looks like she's zoning out. It's a bit of the deer-in-the-headlights expression, coupled maybe with someone who found a corpse in her back yard.
True_Blue
(3,063 posts)By a huge margin. Polls have him anywhere from 13-19 points ahead of Kirkpatrick.
McCain and Kirkpatrick were actually tied right before McCain unendorsed Trump. It's crazy. I don't think anyone expected such a huge sudden gain like that . . . not even McCain. I think it helped McCain too when Trump called him out on Twitter.
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)Kirkpatrick faded, sadly, long before McClown's unendorsement of Trump. The good maverick was just being cautious.
helpisontheway
(5,007 posts)Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)5 to take control .
If it's a tie, the Vice Prez breaks the tie.
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)CK_John
(10,005 posts)malchickiwick
(1,474 posts)Our fantastic POTUS will be here in Nevada next weekend to help -- I hope I have a chance to drive up to Vegas to see him.
http://www.ktnv.com/news/ralston/potus-coming-to-vegas-next-weekend-to-help-clinton-cortez-masto
President Obama will be in Las Vegas next weekend to campaign for Hillary Clinton and Catherine Cortez Masto, KTNV has learned.
The president will be in Las Vegas on Oct. 23 to do an early-vote rally for the presidential and Senate contenders. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid also is expected to attend. The location is not yet set, I'm told.
Early voting starts next Saturday in Nevada for two weeks.
Obama also has cut a radio ad for Cortez Masto in the race that could determine control of the U.S. Senate.
brooklynite
(94,502 posts)Between Clinton, Cooper and Ross, I think we take all three
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)Illinois. Win
Indiana. Win
Wisconsin. Win
Pennsylvania. Win
Colorado. Win
Nevada. Win
New Hampshire Win
North Carolina Win
Florida. Win
Missouri Win
This will give us senate control for 4 years.