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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 2014 US Senate Election. [View all]Chan790
(20,176 posts)9. That could be a blessing.
Can she run for both her current House seat and the Senate at the same time? Even if legally-allowed (and I don't see why not), she'll get creamed on it in the media and she barely won reelection last time. She'd be toast.
So...we keep the MN Senate seat and bonus-pickup a House seat in a lean-GOP district.
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Senate races are not subject to the gerrymandering. They are statewide. If Dems vote, dems win.
SugarShack
Dec 2012
#26
Could it get to the point that people become so disgusted they kick out repugs even in solid red
kimbutgar
Dec 2012
#5
You're assuming that the demographics remain the same. They won't. I think we have a good chance
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#16
Here's the only demographics you need: in off year elections Democratic turn out drops 10-20%
Bucky
Dec 2012
#18
Then the foxes get in the henhouse again and Obama gets blamed for not "delivering"
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#27
2014 US Senate Election-assuming Kerry-D becomes Secretary of State next month.
NPolitics1979
Dec 2012
#19