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Surveying the polling data in Senate races nationwide, we see that Republicans may come up just short of taking over.
Republicans are in solid position to pick up seats in Arkansas, North Dakota, Indiana and Wisconsin. And though the race is still tighter than the others, recently Pat Toomey has opened up a more comfortable lead in Pennsylvania.
In Nevada, Colorado and Illinois, Republicans hold leads in recent polls, but they’re within the margin of error. Then there’s Washington state, where Dino Rossi seems to have gained the late momentum, but the race is too close to call. Yet if you assume that all the tossups go to the surging party and give all of these Senate races to the GOP, that would represent a pickup of 9 seats, leading to a 50-50 tie in the Senate.
Under that scenario, Joe Biden would become the tie-breaking vote to give control of the Senate to Democrats. Unless, of course, Ben Nelson or some other Democrat decides to pull a Jim Jeffords and switch parties to give Republicans control.
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Pete| 11.1.10 @ 10:41AM
Margin of error, or margin of ACORN/liberal judges?
MarkJ| 11.1.10 @ 10:56AM
"Under that scenario, Joe Biden would become the tie-breaking vote to give control of the Senate to Democrats. "
Joey Hairplugs as "Master and Commander of the Senate"? I'll bet a lot of Donk senators are even now groaning, eye-rolling, and self-flagellating themselves at that prospect. ;)
dc| 11.1.10 @ 10:57AM
Or, "beyond the margin of litigation?" I doubt that Republican candidates in Nevada, Washington st, Colorado, or Illinois races will exceed that margin. Which means at least 3/4 will stay with the Demons:
Nevada: everyone in Nevada knows that Reid is a gangster, literally, he breaks kneecaps. He will kill, maim and steal to keep his seat and if I were a federal judge in Nevada, I'd send my wife and kids out of state into a witness protection-like situation.
Washington st: been there, done that. The courts are so far left, they can't even see left field from where they live. They will give the election to the Demon, regardless. Any unsent ballot will be coutned Dem, every military ballot will be DQ'd. Count on it.
Illinois: please. This is already done; the day Chicago crooks can't deliver a close election to the Demons is the day Obama admits he's not a god. It won't ever happen.
Colorado is the only place a close election might end up going the Republican way. 10th Circuit is tough for the Demons, much harder to move theft and fraud through the system there.
Good luck, and load your guns for the Zimbabwe-like riots to follow.
Martin| 11.1.10 @ 11:18AM
My guess for the Dem most likely to switch parties is Jim Webb. Up for re-election in '12 in Virginia, a red-purple state, he was a favorite of Pres Reagan and is culturally pretty GOP-like. Probably his best bet to save his seat -- if he's challenged, in a GOP primary, it would probably be by ex-Sen. Allen, who's pretty tarnished goods.
Flip Dixon| 11.1.10 @ 11:40AM
Does Jim Webb have an even remotely moderate voting record? I don't see him switching.
Maybe Joe Lieberman. The only reason he stuck with the Dems was because they were in the majority.
toad| 11.1.10 @ 2:34PM
Wellllll, the Democrats will steal votes in the close elections, but there are some differences this time. They may not be able to keep what they steal. Already there are members of Holder's department strapping on the parachutes and life vests to escape the "taint." Taint being another word for having to wear orange.
PattyMor| 11.1.10 @ 2:49PM
I find it hard to believe that after electing an overwhelming number of new Republican congressmen and governors, that people will cross back over to elect DemoCrat senators. It doesn't make any sense.
Anyway we don't want any warmed over, left over
DemoCrats in the New Republican Party.
Break out the tea and celebrate freedom.