13 Senate Seats are being contested. Sabato's Crystal Ball sees the GOP winning 8 of the 13 giving the GOP a 53 vote majority (the Dems now have 55).

YOUR CHEET SHEET: Republicans are likely to take Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia. McConnell is a near-certainty in Kentucky. Dems' chances look favorable in North Carolina and New Hampshire. 

The closest races to watch? Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, and KansasWashington Post

Editor's notes:

Path to a 50/50 split:
I believe the GOP will win Arkansas, Montana,  South Dakota,  West Virginia and Kentucky.   All five races poll 5 to 7 points in favor the Republican candidates,  in the latest polling.  This puts the GOP at 50 Senators.

Path to a 52 seat majority: 
Last best polling has Louisiana and Colorado leaning GOP in close elections.

North Carolina New Hampshire. Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, and Kansas are all too close to call.  with no candidate having more than a 1 point polling advantage.  

Add Virginia as an outsider in all this, with the GOP running 2 points behind in consistent polling results.  

Understand that there are 7 hotly contested Senate seats on the horizon, for 2016,  all in districts won by Obama in 2012.  The greater the margin of victory for the GOP in 2014,  the greater the odds for the GOP continuing their majority 


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