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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Does anyone have a handle on how the Senate is going to pan out? I assume that the Rs in Kentukey thought that this race was a lock until the last few weeks. South Dakota also looks tighter than the Dems expected. I've heard that the Pennsylvania, Colorado and Oklahoma races are pretty tight, and that Obama is so far ahead that he's pretty much campaigining full time for Kerry and other Dems in Illinois. Louisiana is wierd in that their November 2 election is actually a primary, so that won't be decided on that day unless someone wins an outright majority.
What does a Kerry/Edwards win do to their seats in the Senate?
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As a small matter, the Dems are running rampant in Illinois so much that I'm not sure what good it would do for Obama to campaign
in Illinois for them. His talents would certainly be useful in other critical states, like basically every state that surrounds Illinois.
As another small matter, the Dems were nuts if they thought Daschle was a shoo-in, though I'm not saying he's going to lose. Thune was my good deed for the year.
Aside from that, my impression is that the R's are expecting to pick up a few (maybe 2) seats net (i.e., after compensating for the loss of the R seat in Illinois to Obama). When that last honorable R in Illinois moves to Virginia in a few months, I think there is going to be a lot of soul-searching in conservative circles thereabouts. Come to think of it, he's moving to McLean VA when he leaves his seat. Could he be up for a serious cabinet post?
