Democrats' Chances Of Keeping Senate Control Just Took A Brutal Blow

[FarCenter]

Popular Democratic former Gov. Brian Schweitzer told the Associated Press that he will not run for Montana's open Senate seat — something that serves as a major blow for Democratic hopes of keeping control of the body in 2014.

Montana's seat is now a little more wide open in the race to replace Sen. Max Baucus, who announced earlier this year that he would retire. Polls showed that Schweitzer, who was still popular in the red state, was the only hypothetical Democratic candidate who led potential Republican candidates.

Republicans need to flip six Senate seats in 2014 to gain back control of the body. Now three red states with retiring Democratic senators — Montana, West Virginia, and South Dakota — look like promising potential flips for Republicans, who reacted to the news with glee.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/brian-schweitzer-not-running-montana-senate-control-democrats-2013-7

[Marr]

1. Well, that would explain Reid's interest in ending the filibuster.

lol

[msongs]

2. repubs already control the senate from their minority position nt

[bigdarryl]

3. No shit Reid has no balls

He had the chance to change the filibuster and in the end he didnt have the balls to do it even when they had the votes.

[krawhitham]

6. That is total bullshit

HE DID NOT HAVE THE VOTES to change the filibuster rules


If you do not believe me, maybe you will believe Bernie Sanders



Bernie Sanders said Reid only had 47-48 votes on the Jan 25th episode of the The Ed Show, he said 7 or so Dems would not back the motion

20:20 into the show

[cali]

4. shit. that is bad news.

[mick063]

5. Big deal

just filibuster. It is how we govern now days.

[premium]

7. That won't work,

as soon as the repubs took control of the Senate, they would fall all over themselves changing the filibuster rule.