Trying to see a Silver Lining on the Senate ass-whupping ...

[mr_lebowski]

Last edited Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:08 PM - Edit history (1)

This is all I got:

At least there'll be no more endless weeks of the media blathering about the opinions of Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski ... they're now mostly irrelevant.

So there's that.

On edit: FINE, it's not an ass-whupping ... it's just a 'regular loss, given our odds, and the map' ... but going from 2 seats behind to possibly 4 or 5 ... is ... IMHO ... a pretty dramatic set-back. Okay?

[manor321]

1. All the Senate races aren't finished yet

Hold judgement for a little while.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I've got one, for what it's worth...

If the Dems had won both the House and the Senate, Congress would be Trump's and the GOP's whipping boy for the 2020 election. I know that's not much - but it's something. And in two years we get to take a shot at the next 1/3 of the Senate (this wasn't a good year; too many GOPers were entrenched).

[stopbush]

3. At this point, Rs haven't added a single Senate seat to theiir majority.

It’s at 51, same as it was in Monday.

[Demsrule86]

8. They are going to get some...but not 10 which was my fear as we

had 10 senators up in states Trump carried by large margins.

[hlthe2b]

4. Well, in 2020, the R's will be in the situation as Dems were this year, defending lots of seats:

In the 2020 election, all 33 Class 2 Senate seats are up for election; there are currently 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats whose seats will be up for election, and two seats to be determined in the 2018 elections.

[sunonmars]

7. I dont think many of those republican seats are competitive, look at the list.

[regnaD kciN]

9. We'll only need five...

That’s working on the assumption that we win back the White House in 2020 (because, if not, a Senate tie won’t help us much). Being a presidential election year, strange things can happen with coattails. Assuming we can field a strong nominee, anything is possible.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. 2014 was the "ass-whupping", not 2018

In 2014, the GOP picked up 9 seats.

[Demsrule86]

6. This is not an ass-whupping. We had the worst map in 60 odd years...I worried that they could get

60 votes...the next map is better. Heller lost and I am thrilled about that.

[regnaD kciN]

10. After 2016, Republicans WERE bragging they'd get 60 this year...

Uh, NOPE!

[Demsrule86]

11. Republicans under-performed in the Senate in my opinion...McConnell

was talking about ending or cutting social security...now he can't. Cheers folks...we saved the country and the world!

[Wintryjade]

12. In Texas, a lot of Democrats won riding Beto's coattails. Races that Democrats do not win.

That happened thru out. We may not have gotten the really unlikely win, but we picked up a lot with Democrats going out to vote.