The GOP Could Sweep the Senate…If We Don’t Screw It Up
Kurt Schlichter
We Republicans have to not just win the Senate but win the Senate beyond the margin of Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins. If we have less than 53 Republicans in our coalition, it’s these two who are going to be running things and Mitch McConnell won’t be there to crack the whip and impose his iron discipline. But can we do it? We currently have 49 seats out of 100, but we have a pretty good map this year. That would normally mean that we’re well-positioned to win. Yet, we Republicans have a disadvantage. We’re Republicans, and far too often, we blow it.
Except this time, that doesn’t seem to be true. Things look good. There are some real fights going on, and we shouldn’t take any of them for granted. But the fundamentals are with us, the presidential election seems to be going our way despite the regime media orgasm over her marginal debate performance the other night, and we’ve got some good people running. We need to take the Senate, and we need, as a practical matter, about 53 seats to be able to support Donald Trump in making America great again.
We have a good shot at doing it, but it’s not a given. It’s not going to be easy. We could very easily not achieve it, especially if we don’t focus and work. But things are looking good in recent elections. The vast majority of contested Senate races went away from the presidential winner, and Trump’s looking pretty good.
But then, when I start feeling good, I start wondering if it’s confirmation bias. I want to win. I want to hear we are doing well. So, I reached out to my sources deep in the fight, folks who are actually working with the candidates or candidates themselves. They are telling me things are looking better overall. Said one deep insider: “Not overhyping our odds, but if the environment is good, lightning could strike and build a durable majority.”
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