Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:27 PM
WillyT (45,626 posts)
Electoral Math Not Adding Up To Republican-Run Senate - BloombergNews
Electoral Math Not Adding Up to Republican-Run Senate
By Kathleen Hunter - BloombergNews October 24, 2012 <snip> The election-year arithmetic in U.S. Senate races is growing increasingly complicated for Republicans, diminishing the party’s prospects of winning a majority that earlier this year was seen as within its grasp. The first blow for Republicans came in February, when Maine’s Olympia Snowe announced her retirement. In May six-term Indiana Republican Senator Richard Lugar lost to Tea Party backed primary challenger Richard Mourdock, who said this week that pregnancy caused by rape was something “God intended” and doesn’t justify abortion. Also, Missouri Republican Todd Akin insisted on staying in the Senate race after saying on Aug. 19 that “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy. As a result Maine Independent Angus King, who is expected to caucus with Democrats, is predicted to win what was a safe Republican-held seat. Missouri’s Claire McCaskill, once considered the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in the Senate, is running ahead in the polls. The Indiana race, in which Lugar was favored, is rated a toss-up. Jennifer Duffy, who tracks Senate races for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, cited those developments as reasons why she would “put a thumb on the scale for Democrats” narrowly keeping their majority on Nov. 6. ‘We’re not looking at the same election we were looking at 12 months ago, that’s for sure,’’ Duffy said, predicting that Republicans could gain between one and four seats. “Whoever wins the Senate, I would be surprised if anybody had more than a 51-seat majority. Fifty-two seats would be a stellar night.” Defending 10 Seats... More: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-24/electoral-math-not-adding-up-to-republican-run-senate 
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WillyT | Oct 2012 | OP |
| Dawson Leery | Oct 2012 | #1 | |
| meow2u3 | Oct 2012 | #7 | |
| porphyrian | Oct 2012 | #2 | |
| BlueStreak | Oct 2012 | #3 | |
| st17011864200074656 | Oct 2012 | #4 | |
| hrmjustin | Oct 2012 | #5 | |
| upi402 | Oct 2012 | #6 | |
| reformist2 | Oct 2012 | #8 | |
| st17011864200074656 | Oct 2012 | #9 |
Response to WillyT (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:33 PM
1. In January, the Republicans were expected to retake the Senate.
Response to Dawson Leery (Reply #1)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:17 PM
meow2u3 (13,891 posts)
7. That was until Republicans outed themselves as the misogynists they really are
Response to WillyT (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:47 PM
BlueStreak (3,819 posts)
3. It isn't "unlucky math". These people are creeps and American is figuring that out.
Response to st17011864200074656 (Reply #4)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:13 PM
5. I like the way you think. Welcome to DU.
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Response to WillyT (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:17 PM
8. This is amazing, considering how many D vs R seats were up this year, 23 vs 10!
