FINGER'S CROSSED: Trump's COVID-19 case rattles Republican hopes to hold Senate

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Trump’s response to his COVID-19 diagnosis, including his shock move to upend talks with Congress on shoring up a pandemic-hit economy, has fellow Republicans fearing they might lose their U.S. Senate majority in next month’s election.
Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate and with competitive races for 10 seats, including eight held by Republicans, the party had hoped to focus on confirming Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee and cementing a 6-3 conservative court majority that could endure for decades.

Instead, Trump’s diagnosis and his ongoing dismissal of the risks of the disease have put the spotlight once again on a health crisis that has killed more than 210,000 people in the United States, more than in any other country.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate-analysis/trumps-covid-19-case-rattles-republican-hopes-to-hold-senate-idUSKBN26T1MW

[ananda]

1. Dems have a little better than 50% chance of taking the Senate.

There are some tight races right now, so if we GOTV
and Biden has coattails, we could take this thing.

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4. Better than 50%...

http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2020/10/btrtn-2020-election-snapshot-trumps.html

[ananda]

6. 71% odds for the Senate

Kewl

I was going by something I read on 538
a couple of days ago.

[sps sps]

2. In these times with a mentally ill President who refuses to agree to a peaceful transition

All of these Republican Senators who don't have the spines to stand up against this monster's assault on democracy, must go. Lets hope all voters with even an ounce of Love for this country will vote to send them packing in defense of democracy.

[sps sps]

3. In these times with a mentally ill President who refuses to agree to a peaceful transition

All of these Republican senators who don't have the spines to stand up against this monster's attack on our democratic system need to go.

[JudyM]

5. Welcome to DU, sps sps.