After the votes are counted in NH and the run off vote in LS, the GOP will have 53 seats in the senate. 2018 is a Republican years. They have ZERO vulnerable seats, but the Democrats have highly vulnerable seats and 7 seats will be competitive. Midterm elections are always low turn out of Democrats.
Foresure pickups:
IN - Joe Donnelly
MO - Claire McCaskill (as long as they they don't run another complete idiot they will flip this one)
MT - Jon Tester
ND - Heidi Heitkamp
WV - Joe Manchin
That would put the GOP at 58 seats.
Then they would need to win 2 seats from FL, ME, MI, OH, PA, VA and WI to get the 60 seat filibuster breaker.
Very hard, but not impossible.
Foresure pickups:
IN - Joe Donnelly
MO - Claire McCaskill (as long as they they don't run another complete idiot they will flip this one)
MT - Jon Tester
ND - Heidi Heitkamp
WV - Joe Manchin
That would put the GOP at 58 seats.
Then they would need to win 2 seats from FL, ME, MI, OH, PA, VA and WI to get the 60 seat filibuster breaker.
Very hard, but not impossible.