Charlie Cook predicts that we will control the Senate

[helpisontheway]

Thinks we will win seats in IL,PA,NV, WI and NH. Exactly 50 plus Kaine's vote. It was on MTP..no link.

[helpisontheway]

1. I hope he is right! I would love to see Turtle man's face. Nt

[a kennedy]

4. Yah, that's my dream to get rid of turtle man as well......

[still_one]

2. I would take that, and Cook is pretty astute, but what he is actually saying is that it is too

close to call

[Cosmocat]

12. Comey's hit job

has apparently cost a seat or two ...

That was my biggest concern, I figured it would hit Hill, but she was solid enough to weather it and still win.

But, those senate races that would get to 50/50 or better where SO close ...

[still_one]

15. Hopefully not, but it did have an effect

[ananda]

16. And how did the Dems respond?

Did our leaders send big money to crucial states like McConnell
did for the Reeps?

[Funtatlaguy]

3. No Indiana....interesting....

Hope he's wrong on that one.

[BlueStreak]

7. Bayh should have won Indiana, but is running behind. There has been zero Clinton effort in Indiana.

That's the big difference. Indiana has a tradition of straight party voting and there has been no resistance to Trump. I think Clinton has one little office and zero events.

[Cosmocat]

11. That will be unforunate

He seemed such a strong opportunity to get a D seat in a red state ...

[Bob Loblaw]

19. Not much

of a D. The midwestern Lieberman. But it would be great to have the majority.

[upaloopa]

5. I hope he is right but I don't think I like Shumer to be Majoity Leader.

He was for a "robust public option" until he wasn't

[Takket]

6. Warren should be majority leader

this her setting the agenda and hillary as president, things will get done.

[Thinkingabout]

8. This would give Hillary the ability to appoint judges and get them passed the Senate.

In fact, if they numbers turn out this way I can see the Senate jumping in and confirming Garland as SC judge. They know who Garland is, they don't know who Hillary will nominate.

[Salviati]

20. Assuming that the republicans can't fillibuster.

The first order of business for the democratic senate should be to eliminate (at least) the judicial fillibuster. (I'd be in favor of getting rid of the whole damn thing, it's done more harm than good...) There shouldn't be any threats about doing it, discussion, negotiation, or compromise. Just do it, end of story. The republicans have given us ample evidence that they do not intend to operate in good faith.

[workinclasszero]

9. SCOTUS

Hillary and the dem controlled Senate need to ram through President Obama's pick for the court seat ASAP

[DFW]

13. That's one less than we really need

But it's better than staying in the minority.

Tim Kaine will be spending more time on Capitol Hill than he probably envisioned.

[jcgoldie]

14. I'm thinking we can get...

Ross or Bayh and get to 51.

[Lisa D]

17. Cook said NC and MO senate races are a toss-up

and he declined to pick the winner. He did say NC results might be close enough to lead to a recount.

[jcgoldie]

18. I dont have much hope for MO

I know the numbers are tight but its such a strong Trump demographic state that I think the presidential race will carry Blunt.