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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 09:37 PM Jul 2017

2020 will be the year Democrats regain control of the US Senate.

Democrats hold onto
RI (Reed-D)
MA (Markey-D)
OR (Merkley-D)
IL (Durbin-D)
NJ (Booker-D)
DE (Coons-D)
NM (Udall-D)
MN (Franken-D)
MI (Peters-D)
VA (Warner-D)
NH (Shaheen-D)
Democrats pick up
CO (Michael Hancock-D)
GA (Kasim Reed-D)
NC (Anthony Foxx-D)




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2020 will be the year Democrats regain control of the US Senate. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Jul 2017 OP
Kasim Reed, Anthony Foxx? oberliner Jul 2017 #1
There is no source but Kasim Reed and Anthony Foxx are going to be Democratic candidates for the nkpolitics1212 Jul 2017 #2
OK oberliner Jul 2017 #3
Its gonna to be tough, this was supposed to be our easy year! Jim Beard Jul 2017 #4
The problem with 2018 is there is only 2 Republican held US Senate seats up in 2018 that nkpolitics1212 Jul 2017 #5
2020 might be too late beachbum bob Jul 2017 #6
Senate Democrats need to filibuster any Trump Supreme Court nomination and make a motion to get rid nkpolitics1212 Jul 2017 #7
And that motion customerserviceguy Jul 2017 #9
We have a lot of seats to defend customerserviceguy Jul 2017 #8
Democratic incumbents in MN (Franken),MI (Peters),and VA (Warner) will have tough fights in their nkpolitics1212 Jul 2017 #10
not if they don't regain control of the voting machines first. nt TheFrenchRazor Jul 2017 #11

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
2. There is no source but Kasim Reed and Anthony Foxx are going to be Democratic candidates for the
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 09:55 PM
Jul 2017

US Senate in 2020.
Reed-GA, Foxx-NC,and Hancock-CO are rising star African American current or former big city Mayors.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
3. OK
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 09:56 PM
Jul 2017

I wasn't sure where you got the idea that they would be running for Senate. I guess it's possible that they might.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
5. The problem with 2018 is there is only 2 Republican held US Senate seats up in 2018 that
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 10:08 PM
Jul 2017

Democrats are able to pick up AZ and NV.
Democrats will have to word hard to save Brown-OH,McCaskill-MO,Donnelly-IN,Tester-MT,Heitkamp-ND,and Manchin-WV

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
7. Senate Democrats need to filibuster any Trump Supreme Court nomination and make a motion to get rid
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 10:59 PM
Jul 2017

of the NUCLEAR OPTION.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
9. And that motion
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 11:40 PM
Jul 2017

would be totally quashed by the GOP'ers who voted to get rid of it in the first place.

If another SCOTUS vacancy comes up, we're screwed, plain and simple.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
8. We have a lot of seats to defend
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 11:38 PM
Jul 2017

And nobody knows what effect Trump will have when he rallies his base, which is still clinging on to him. Other than Colorado, I completely disagree with your estimated pickups, and I see us potentially having tough fights in Minnesota, Michigan, and maybe Virginia.

It would not surprise me if the GOP strengthens itself next year, making Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski irrelevant to their schemes. Just hope like hell that Ruth Bader Ginsberg does not get another health crisis. It seems to happen about every ten years with her, and if that's the case, she's due for one soon.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
10. Democratic incumbents in MN (Franken),MI (Peters),and VA (Warner) will have tough fights in their
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 09:05 PM
Jul 2017

2020 re-election bids but I expect them to win by at least a high single digit margin.

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