Posted on 10/16/2014 6:41:26 PM PDT by Din Maker
The top GOP strategist tasked with winning Senate control said unequivocally that his party will accomplish that goal next month.
"We are going to win the Senate. I feel very good about that," National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Rob Collins told reporters in a Thursday meeting.
"These races have been tough, they've been a grind, but we're seeing movement in our right direction. I feel really good about where we are," Collins continued. "I think we're going to take the Senate. I think we're going to take it on election night."
Collins joked that if the GOP doesn't win, "I'll be in an unmarked grave in Kentucky," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Kent.) home state.
Republicans need to pick up a net gain of six seats to win Senate control, and it appears increasingly likely that they'll be able to do so, though the Senate map is still volatile with fewer than three weeks until Election Day.
The GOP is expected to win open seats in Montana and West Virginia, and Collins said the battle between Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is "getting very close to being a decided affair in our view."
Collins ran through the races one by one, sounding the most bullish about Louisiana and Alaska and arguing the GOP has expanded the map to include a number of purple and blue states. Republicans are very competitive in Colorado and Iowa, both Democratic-held states where the party has held slight leads in public polling. Collins predicted it would win both.
He conceded not everything is moving in the right direction, however, admitting that Georgia has been problematic in recent weeks due to questions about businessman David Perdue's (R) outsourcing past.
Collins admitted the race has "tightened up" and said "Perdue needs to get through the current debate" about his career and turn the focus to former charity executive Michelle Nunn (D).
"Georgia is tight. That's why you saw us put $1.4 million in," he said. "We're going to have to articulate why Michelle Nunn is going to be a rubber stamp for Obama."
In two other red states, Collins argued the GOP would be fine.
He said that after a rough patch, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) has bounced back by ripping independent businessman Greg Orman.
"We've set that up as a choice and that's going to work for us," he said of Roberts communicating with voters. "We had to have a very direct conversation and that's working."
He also admitted South Dakota was a "tight race."
"We put a million bucks in there just to make sure we're not going to have a problem," he said.
The GOP should be walking away with a midterm sweep. But they’ll lucky to win at all.
Why is that?
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Because the GOP of 2014 has done what Ronald Reagan warned them not to do in 1984......They have abandoned the Conservative Message.
The republicans have had the house and the power of the purse for 4 years now,how much have they defunded the Obama agenda? How hard have they fought the anti constitutional theft of freedom? Other than Ted Cruz who has actually stood up and fought for conservative principles? But if we don’t come out and vote Obama wins according to some here who urge us to support the republicans. If Boehner won’t even fight Obama wins anyway. Democrat house, republican house same result the only thing that changes is the republican leadership is excluded from the process of “getting things done in Washington” so they don’t get any bennies.That’s not going to motivate me to vote or send money.
I’m not that confident. We have two nothing burgers running agains’t each other in Georgia. The GOP nothing burger is running a more lackluster campaign than the Dem nothing burger. Thank God for the Libertarian candidate who will hopefully siphon off enough votes to keep Michelle Nunn under 50% and force a runoff. Even David Perdue will likely be able to drag himself over the finish line in a runoff.
Blah Blah...If you think there’s no difference between thecparties you’re blinded by extremism.
The GOP will win because of the anti-Obama wave, not because of any love for them
Likely scenario, win the Senate in a squeaker. Softy pubs in the Senate do nothing. Obama and other dems blame all the problems of the country on the do nothing republicans and then they win white house, and both legislative houses in 2016.
Good scenario, people wake up for a few years and we get some sanity back.
Best scenario, ebola mutates to kill only lawyers and sweeps across the country. By the year 2020, tax law fits on the back of the single tax form which is a mail in postcard. Due to the massive die off of lawyers, the cost of everything goes down by 20% and small businesses take off like wild fire.
Senator Jeff Sessions, Alabama.
Before Cruz joined him last election, ole Jeff was fighting alone.
Yes another hero that needs mentioning! Unfortunately in Ohio all we have is the rino herd.
And if they win the seats, to what purpose?
Oh, thats right, that will be the day the oceans recede and the climate stills.
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