GOP has cemented it's lock on the Senate for decades to come

[initforme]

It will all depend on how things are going.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

https://thehill.com/opinion/5022750-democratic-party-senate-loss/

Right now it's 53 to 47, and it can only go up from there.

It's simple math, people. There are a lot more red states than blue. And with the flipping of Democrat seats in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, the transformation is irreversible. Democrats can't win in these red states because they are not in power to steal elections. There are now NO Democrat senators in red states, and the seven swing states are still up for grabs. Should the Republicans sweep all those states, their majority would be up to 62 to 38. The Senate now mirrors the electorate, and that is a great thing. With Republicans in the presidency, they have a real chance to create a dominamt Supreme Court and clean up this country once and for all.

No wonder people are in a celebratory mood! So many reasons to feel great right now.

Let’s make American Samoa a state. Two more senators for the GOP.

 

[jwoodie]

There are 33 senate seats up for elections in 2026. Of those 33, the democrats will have to maintain the 13 that they currently hold and flip three republican seats. It will be tough sledding for the democrats to take the senate.

The 2026 Senate midterm map looks rough for Democrats

With 33 seats up for grabs in the 2026 Senate elections, it may be challenging for Democrats to flip the Senate back.

www.newsweek.com

Geography favors the GOP, but winning 16 of 33 seats is not an impossible task for the Dems.

 

[Concerned American]

Geography favors the GOP, but winning 16 of 33 seats is not an impossible task for the Dems.

Anything is possible--probability, with their current state of confusion is not likely. I did not say it was a lock. Tough sledding does not suggest that.

 

[para bellum]

Geography favors the GOP, but winning 16 of 33 seats is not an impossible task for the Dems.

It's not likely, and a 3 seat flip would still leave a tie with Vance as the tie-breaking vote.

Tillis in NC is a possible flip
Collins in ME, possible but she's pretty popular in ME

None of the other GOP seats are close.

Possible flips for the GOP:
Ossoff in GA
Peters in MI

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

https://thehill.com/opinion/5022750-democratic-party-senate-loss/

Right now it's 53 to 47, and it can only go up from there.

It's simple math, people. There are a lot more red states than blue. And with the flipping of Democrat seats in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, the transformation is irreversible. Democrats can't win in these red states because they are not in power to steal elections. There are now NO Democrat senators in red states, and the seven swing states are still up for grabs. Should the Republicans sweep all those states, their majority would be up to 62 to 38. The Senate now mirrors the electorate, and that is a great thing. With Republicans in the presidency, they have a real chance to create a dominamt Supreme Court and clean up this country once and for all.

No wonder people are in a celebratory mood! So many reasons to feel great right now.

If the Republicans in the Senate screw up, Kentucky will go Democrat when McConnell leaves office.

 

[Concerned American]

Collins in ME, possible but she's pretty popular in ME

That will never happen. The democrats will keep her in office. She is a RINO who always votes democrat anyway.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

It's not likely, and a 3 seat flip would still leave a tie with Vance as the tie-breaking vote.

Tillis in NC is a possible flip
Collins in ME, possible but she's pretty popular in ME

None of the other GOP seats are close.

Possible flips for the GOP:
Ossoff in GA
Peters in MI

I am hoping James Comer replaces Romney in KY.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Let’s make American Samoa a state. Two more senators for the GOP.

Wouldn't it just be Samoa if it becomes a state? All states are American.

 

[Concerned American]

I am hoping James Comer replaces Romney in KY.

That's rich, since Romney represents Utah.

 

[para bellum]

That's rich, since Romney represents Utah.

Think he meant McConnell...

 

[Concerned American]

Think he meant McConnell...

Just bringing it to Mr. Perfect's attention.

 

[para bellum]

That will never happen. The democrats will keep her in office. She is a RINO who always votes democrat anyway.

She supported Kavanaugh and took a lot of heat for that.

ME is one of those States where voters like to split tickets. NC is another one.

Dems have a tough map for 2026, but OP overstates the GOP's position in the Senate. Just because there are more red states than blue ones doesn't guarantee GOP control of the Senate. Not everyone votes straight-ticket, and the top of the ticket usually carries a lot of down-ballot races with it...

 

[Concerned American]

She supported Kavanaugh and took a lot of heat for that.

ME is one of those States where voters like to split tickets. NC is another one.

Dems have a tough map for 2026, but OP overstates the GOP's position in the Senate. Just because there are more red states than blue ones doesn't guarantee GOP control of the Senate. Not everyone votes straight-ticket, and the top of the ticket usually carries a lot of down-ballot races with it...

There are no guarantees.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That's rich, since Romney represents Utah.

Yeah, I screwed that up big time. I meant Mcconnell. Birds of a feather and all that RINO stuff. Thanks for the catch!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Just bringing it to Mr. Perfect's attention.

I never said I was perfect. I am just better than most people!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

There are no guarantees.

You are quite correct. The reason Georgi went blue in 2020 was because of blue Atlanta carrying most of the state's population. Texas is almost blue because of Dalla, Austin, Houston, and San Antonia voting heavily Democrat in past elections. My former state of Kentucky is a perfect example of blue cities in an overwhelmingly red state. I believe Harris took 2 counties in the last election, Louisville and Lexington's counties. It's been that way for decades. The only House Democrat is Louisville. In Tennesse the only House Democrat is from Memphis. Nashville is split by a few Congressional districts.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

https://thehill.com/opinion/5022750-democratic-party-senate-loss/

Right now it's 53 to 47, and it can only go up from there.

It's simple math, people. There are a lot more red states than blue. And with the flipping of Democrat seats in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, the transformation is irreversible. Democrats can't win in these red states because they are not in power to steal elections. There are now NO Democrat senators in red states, and the seven swing states are still up for grabs. Should the Republicans sweep all those states, their majority would be up to 62 to 38. The Senate now mirrors the electorate, and that is a great thing. With Republicans in the presidency, they have a real chance to create a dominamt Supreme Court and clean up this country once and for all.

No wonder people are in a celebratory mood! So many reasons to feel great right now.

States with no voter ID saved democrats from losing 9 Senate seats and 50 House seats

 

[M14 Shooter]

I'm not so confident. More Reps than Dems are up for reelection in 2026 (the opposite of 2024).

Which GOP senators do you think are vulnerable in 2026, and why?

 

[Mashmont]

States with no voter ID saved democrats from losing 9 Senate seats and 50 House seats

States with no voter ID is proof of fraud right there. That fact should be hammered more.