Montana Senate: Republican Steve Daines Up 17 Points

[Hoosier4Liberty]

Even more proof 2014 will be a great year for the GOP.......

Of the WV/MT/SD trio of Senate races, MT seemed the shakiest. Now, it appears this can be moved to the safe GOP column when Daines has a 17-point lead over lieutenant governor John Walsh.
Montana Republicans Well Positioned for 2014 - Public Policy Polling
In addition, polls show Terri Land is just behind by 1 point from Gary Peters in Michigan. Ken Buck is only 3 points down below Mark Udall in Colorado. All this bodes well for the GOP in 2014(incumbents already facing a close race at this point tend to do poorly).

 

[william the wie]

At this point anything short of 290 house seats and 67 in the senate is just meaningless bragging rights. Obama is that stubborn and crooked.

 

[Hoosier4Liberty]

At this point anything short of 290 house seats and 67 in the senate is just meaningless bragging rights. Obama is that stubborn and crooked.

However, if we have a really strong year and pick up seats in WV, SD, MT, AK, AR, LA, NC, IA, MN, OR, MI, and NH, that would get Republicans to 57 seats in the Senate. If we really pull epic upsets in VA(Mark Warner retires or really loses popularity), MA(Ed Markey gets good challenger?), NM(retirement of Tom Udall), NJ(Cory Booker did win a pretty narrow election, so this is possible), and IL(possible with Dick Durbin retirement or crossballot support w/ Quinn getting his butt kicked big time in governor's race), that gets the GOP to 62 seats. If we can win enough to get to 58-60 seats (very hard, obviously, put possible with a great, great wave), then several Democrats will likely switch to the GOP when they see that their power is dwindling (Joe Donnelly, Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp are all good bets)

 

[william the wie]

By your own numbers you get to a maximum of 65 even with defections in the Senate and that still does not get you to 290 in the house. Obama is only concerned with staying out of jail. His approval rating could go to 1%- so until and unless a GOP majority in both houses capable of impeaching him for spitting on the sidewalk while he is still in power it don't mean nothing.

 

[Avatar4321]

By your own numbers you get to a maximum of 65 even with defections in the Senate and that still does not get you to 290 in the house. Obama is only concerned with staying out of jail. His approval rating could go to 1%- so until and unless a GOP majority in both houses capable of impeaching him for spitting on the sidewalk while he is still in power it don't mean nothing.

What exactly do you propose sending him to jail for?

 

[william the wie]

By your own numbers you get to a maximum of 65 even with defections in the Senate and that still does not get you to 290 in the house. Obama is only concerned with staying out of jail. His approval rating could go to 1%- so until and unless a GOP majority in both houses capable of impeaching him for spitting on the sidewalk while he is still in power it don't mean nothing.

What exactly do you propose sending him to jail for?

I don't even though I suspect it will be found out after he leaves office that he made Nixon look like paragon of virtue.

 

[Hoosier4Liberty]

By your own numbers you get to a maximum of 65 even with defections in the Senate and that still does not get you to 290 in the house. Obama is only concerned with staying out of jail. His approval rating could go to 1%- so until and unless a GOP majority in both houses capable of impeaching him for spitting on the sidewalk while he is still in power it don't mean nothing.

I know, but having 65 seats in the Senate would make Obama an epic lame duck and we could get decent legislation passed (like under Gingrich)........even a couple of the non-converted Democrats could vote to repeal Obamacare in light of such a complete slaughter. Look, I think we'd be much better off as a country if the GOP completely mops the floor in 2014. It would set the stage for 2016, big time.

 

[william the wie]

By your own numbers you get to a maximum of 65 even with defections in the Senate and that still does not get you to 290 in the house. Obama is only concerned with staying out of jail. His approval rating could go to 1%- so until and unless a GOP majority in both houses capable of impeaching him for spitting on the sidewalk while he is still in power it don't mean nothing.

I know, but having 65 seats in the Senate would make Obama an epic lame duck and we could get decent legislation passed (like under Gingrich)........even a couple of the non-converted Democrats could vote to repeal Obamacare in light of such a complete slaughter. Look, I think we'd be much better off as a country if the GOP completely mops the floor in 2014. It would set the stage for 2016, big time.

That's in the bag. The individual exchanges are useful only to those who are subsidy eligible. The 50-100 million cancellations headed for the separate business exchanges is where the 12-13 figure ID thefts will occur because that's where the money will be.

 

[boilermaker55]

It seems you have not followed politics in MT that much but it has predominately been a red state. They do some free thinking sometimes for their political agenda.
But which ever side of the coin you are on it is a bit early to start putting eggs in a basket.
Just wait to see the outcome of the election.

Even more proof 2014 will be a great year for the GOP.......

Of the WV/MT/SD trio of Senate races, MT seemed the shakiest. Now, it appears this can be moved to the safe GOP column when Daines has a 17-point lead over lieutenant governor John Walsh.
Montana Republicans Well Positioned for 2014 - Public Policy Polling
In addition, polls show Terri Land is just behind by 1 point from Gary Peters in Michigan. Ken Buck is only 3 points down below Mark Udall in Colorado. All this bodes well for the GOP in 2014(incumbents already facing a close race at this point tend to do poorly).

 

[Black_Label]

The GOP's, especially the teabaggers approval ratings are the lowest in history. You can bet the house will go back to the dems in 2014.

 

[martybegan]

The GOP's, especially the teabaggers approval ratings are the lowest in history. You can bet the house will go back to the dems in 2014.

 

[Avatar4321]

By your own numbers you get to a maximum of 65 even with defections in the Senate and that still does not get you to 290 in the house. Obama is only concerned with staying out of jail. His approval rating could go to 1%- so until and unless a GOP majority in both houses capable of impeaching him for spitting on the sidewalk while he is still in power it don't mean nothing.

What exactly do you propose sending him to jail for?

I don't even though I suspect it will be found out after he leaves office that he made Nixon look like paragon of virtue.

Maybe we shouldn't presume someone guilty of a crime until there is evidence of that crime. This is the United States of America after all.

Besides, you don't have to be guilty of a crime to be an immoral/evil human being.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Stop the cheer leading and cherry picking on both sides.

Next year is way up in the air because of the TeaP stupidity to shut down govt and attempt debt default and the terrible ACA rollout.

Anybody who now thinks they have an inside track is smoking a crack pipe.

 

[Polk]

Not shocking that a Republican with higher name ID than his opponent would have a sizable lead in an open seat race in a red state.

 

[Sallow]

The GOP's, especially the teabaggers approval ratings are the lowest in history. You can bet the house will go back to the dems in 2014.

Congressional approval is at historic lows. Something around 9%. At this point people like dog poop more than congress.

And they are blaming the Tea Party for the inaction of Washington.

The only hope of the GOP is that gerrymandered districts don't break from them. But the Democrats could well take the house.

 

[Hoosier4Liberty]

The GOP's, especially the teabaggers approval ratings are the lowest in history. You can bet the house will go back to the dems in 2014.

Hah. Good one.

I'm going to save this for future reference.