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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 05:50 PM Sep 2017

2020 US Senate Election-If Doug Jones-AL gets elected to the US Senate on December 12, 2017,

He will be the most and only vulnerable Democratic incumbent US Senator up for re-election in 2020.
Jones-AL will be the only red state Democratic US Senator up for re-election in 2020.
Red State Democratic US Senators up for re-election in 2018 are
1)Donnelly-IN
2)McCaskill-MO
3)Tester-MT
4)Heitkamp-ND
5)Brown-OH
6)Manchin-WV
Donnelly-IN and McCaskill-MO are the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent US Senators up for re-election in 2018.
2020 will be the year Democrats regain control of the US Senate.
Democrats win AL in December 12, 2017- 49D 51R
In 2018-Democrats pick up AZ-Sinema and NV-Rosen but lose IN and/or MO. 49D 51R
In 2020-Democrats pick up AZ-Stanton, CO-Perlmutter, and NC-Stein but lose AL 51D 49R

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2020 US Senate Election-If Doug Jones-AL gets elected to the US Senate on December 12, 2017, (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Sep 2017 OP
Speaking of Alabama... yallerdawg Sep 2017 #1
I could see Murkowski and Collins becoming Independents caucusing with Democrats than joining nkpolitics1212 Sep 2017 #2
I don't think Murkowski would but Bradshaw3 Sep 2017 #3

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
1. Speaking of Alabama...
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 06:09 PM
Sep 2017

I remember years ago when Democratic Senator Richard Shelby switched parties after a Republican-wave election during early Clinton years (opposition party waves are very consistent after a presidential election).

Now, there's a wild-card or two -- or more?

How long are Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins going to stay with a Republican Party that doesn't share their values and is headed up by a racist, misogynistic, self-serving pig?

A couple party-switchers -- and it's a whole new ballgame!

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
2. I could see Murkowski and Collins becoming Independents caucusing with Democrats than joining
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 07:22 PM
Sep 2017

the Democratic Party. Unlike Shelby who is conservative Republican, Murkowski and Collins will be more conservative than Manchin,

Bradshaw3

(7,510 posts)
3. I don't think Murkowski would but
Sat Sep 30, 2017, 08:26 PM
Sep 2017

Collins seems like she might. I wonder what any Maine DUers think of that possibility?

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