At least not technically. Michael Barone
predicts that the Democrats will end up with 58 Senate seats
after next Tuesday's elections, though even that will probably be
enough to stop most filibusters. (Remember that the safest
Republican with a serious Democratic opponent is Susan Collins,
who will be helpful on some filibusters but not many.) The only
race where I disagree with him is Norm Coleman in Minnesota. I
wouldn't guarantee a Coleman loss, but I think his chances are
weaker than Gordon Smith's in Oregon. So if I'm right and
John Sununu doesn't pull off an upset, that would leave the
Democrats at 59 seats and the Republicans in pretty much the same
situation of occasional filibustering.
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