2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum2016 US Senate Election- Democrats guide to a majority.
Democrats are strongly favored to win
CA-(Harris-D or Sanchez-D)37
CT-Blumenthal-D 38
HI-Schatz-D 39
MD-(Edwards-D or Van Hollen-D)40
NY-Schumer-D 41
OR-Wyden-D 42
VT-Leahy-D 43
WA-Murray-D 44
Tossup/Lean Democratic
CO-Bennet-D vs Coffman-R 45
IL-Duckworth-D vs Kirk-R 46
NV-Cortez Masto-D vs Heck-R 47
WI-Feingold-D vs Johnson-R 48
Republicans are strongly favored to win
AL-Shelby-R 31
AK-Murkowski-R 32
AZ-McCain-R 33
AR-Boozman-R 34
GA-Isakson-R 35
ID-Crapo-R 36
IN-Stutzman-R 37
IA-Grassley-R 38
KS-Moran-R 39
KY-Paul-R 40
LA-(Boustany-R or Fleming-R)41
MO-Blunt-R 42
ND-Hoeven-R 43
OK-Lankford-R 44
SC-Scott-R 45
SD-Thune-R 46
UT-Lee-R 47
Tossup/Lean Republican
NH-Ayotte-R vs Hassan-D 48
NC-Burr-R vs Hagan-D 49
PA-Toomey-R vs Sestak-D 50
Tipping Point seats are
FL-Murphy-D vs DeSantis-R
OH-Strickland-D vs Portman-R
Must win seats for Democrats are-CO,IL,NV,WI,FL,and OH or CO,IL,NV,WI,FL,and NH
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)We also need to keep the WH because GOPers will stack the US Supreme Court for decades.
earthside
(6,960 posts)Because Bennet will not get re-elected in Colorado.
Democrats ought to find a good candidate in Iowa -- it is ridiculous that 81 year old Grassley should get re-elected.
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)NV is the only Open Democratic Seat that has a greater chance of flipping in 2016.
Democrats need to win 6 Republican held US Senate Seats in 2016.
WI-Feingold-D or Kind-D
IL-Duckworth-D
FL-Murphy-D
OH-Strickland-D
NH-Hassan-D
IN-Bayh-D
NC-Hagan-D
AK-Begich-D
Republicans are going to hold onto
PA
IA-besides Culver and Vilsack, Democratic bench is weak.
Corey_Baker08
(2,157 posts)I will be working my ass of for former Governor Ted Strickland in his race for US Senator here in Ohio.
Polls have showed that we are ahead & Senator Portman has lost a lot of support among Conservatives since he changed his stance on gay marriage after his son came out.
Additionally he has lost the financial backing of the Koch brother's as well as hundreds of big financial donors.
We have a damn good shot of picking up Ohio!!!
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)HI-Schatz-D 37
VT-Leahy-D 38
NY-Schumer-D 39
MD-Van Hollen-D or Edwards-D 40
CT-Blumenthal-D 41
CA-Harris-D or Sanchez-D 42
OR-Wyden-D 43
WA-Murray-D 44
WI-Feingold-D 45
IL-Duckworth-D 46
CO-Bennet-D 47
NV-Cortez Masto-D 48
FL-Murphy-D 49
OH-Strickland-D,NH-Hassan-D,or IN-Bayh-D
ChiciB1
(15,435 posts)CAN'T run again for Senater? I heard they found a way to get around this.
okaawhatever
(9,457 posts)he will stay on the Presidential campaign trail. I think Rand Paul faces the same problem in Kentucky.
ChiciB1
(15,435 posts)no matter what or at least introduced legislation to make sure he can. So thinking out loud, he won't have to worry!