Posted on 05/16/2012 5:54:34 PM PDT by mdittmar
WASHINGTON (AP) — Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement in Maine and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the Senate this fall, confounding early forecasts that an era of Democratic rule was inevitably coming to an end.
Adding to the uncertainty, tea party-backed challengers are on the primary ballot against establishment candidates in New Mexico and Texas in the coming weeks, a continuation of an internal Republican struggle that Democrats hope will aid them as it did in 2010.
With the support of two independents, Democrats now hold an effective 53-47 majority in the Senate, control that they and President Barack Obama can ill afford to lose. Republicans have repeatedly pushed their own versions of legislation through the House in the past year, only to have it blocked or altered by the Democratic Senate.
Democrats are defending 23 of the 33 Senate seats on the ballot this fall, including the two held by independents. Republicans must gain four to be assured of a majority when the new Congress convenes in 2013.
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Thanks for the ping!
It is still weird to me that Bill Clinton’s former chief BS strategist is now backing conservatives in GOP Senate primaries and is the most optimistic of GOP election prognosticators.
Maybe he’s seen the light?
Most likely it’s the ca$h.
Maybe he got syphilis from some hooker’s toe and his doctors were able to reverse the brain damage.
Ah yes, the old “Al Capone” special...
I can at least (albeit very, very rarely) listen to Toes Morris and Pat Cadell; they aren’t COMPLETELY insane.
Thanks Impy.
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