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Just addressing number 4.
In 2016, it's the REpublicans who are going to be on the defensive. 2012 should have been a tough year for Democrats, because there was so little for them to shoot for. But they still managed to pick up 2 seats.
2014 is the followup to 2008, where Dems picked up 8 seats. So they SHOULD be on the defensive. But there are only 7 competitive races, and the REpublicans will have to win six of them to flip control. And then hope none of their members have a hissy and switch sides. That assumes some of their sensible safe seats aren't put in jeaopardy by a teabagger who thinks the word rape needs to be qualified by an adjective.
2016, you will have all those crazy teabaggers who got elected in 2010 up, and it won't be pretty.
Who do you think is going to be vulnerable in 2016?
-McCain is up for re-election in 2016. If he runs, he'll get primaried Big Time.
-Rubio will be up for re-election but I doubt he'll lose
-Murkowski in Alaska may be vulnerable but it's likely it stays a GOP seat
-Rand Paul is up as well. I doubt he loses but he's a ticking time bomb.
-Ayotte in NH. From what I hear, Ayotte's act is wearing a bit thin in NH. She could be ousted.
-Johnson in Wisconsin...the Dems could win that seat.
-Toomey in PA. He may face a primary challenge.
On the DNC side,
-Harry Reid. You know the GOP is going to pour mad capital into getting him out
-Bennett in Colorado won by 2%. He's ripe for the picking.
McCain will either not run or be eliminated in the primary but either way he is history.
If Rand Paul is making a presidential bid his seat will be solid because he will have all the money he needs to buy whatever advertising he wants.
New England isn't a big fan of people like Ayotte. She will face a strong challenge in my opinion.
They threw obtuse Angle at Harry Reid the last time and it was a disaster. 2016 is going to be a major far right push so they will have to avoid another equally off the wall candidate.