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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 06:53 PM Sep 2019

2020 US Senate Election- Democrats path to a majority.

Lose AL(Jones-D) who will face a non controversial Republican nominee.46D
Lose MA(Warren-D) who will become the 46th POTUS. Governor Baker-R 45D.
Democrats will hold onto DE(Coons-D),IL(Durbin-D),MA(Markey-D or Kennedy-D), MI(Peters-D), MN(Smith-D), NH(Shaheen-D), NJ(Booker-D/whoever Governor Murphy-D appoints to replace VP elect Booker.), NM(Lujan-D), OR(Merkley-D), RI(Reed-D) and VA(Warner-D).
Democrats will need to pick up 5 Vulnerable Republican held US Senate seats up in 2020.
CO(Gardner-R) Hickenlooper-D
AZ special(McSally-R) Kelly-D
NC(Tillis-R) Cunningham-D
Both GA seats, Either one of those GA seats and ME(Collins-R) Gideon-D.

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2020 US Senate Election- Democrats path to a majority. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Sep 2019 OP
Your words to God's ear sandensea Sep 2019 #1
Sanders(I/D- VT) and Warren(D-MA) US Senate Replacement. nkpolitics1212 Sep 2019 #2

sandensea

(22,850 posts)
1. Your words to God's ear
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 06:56 PM
Sep 2019

Little good will it do us to have a President Biden, Sanders, or Warren - and then be stuck with Bitchy Mitchy controlling the Senate.

It would be like being given a big bowl of your favorite soup - and a fork.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
2. Sanders(I/D- VT) and Warren(D-MA) US Senate Replacement.
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 07:29 PM
Sep 2019

In VT- Governor Phil Scott-R is the only current high profiled Republican elected official in VT. The lt Governor of VT- David Zuckerman is a member of the Progressive Party.
In MA- Governor Charlie Baker-R and Lt Governor Karyn Polito-R are the only Republican statewide elected officials in MA. Baker can appoint himself to the US Senate and let Polito become Governor.

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