February 6, 2014

The Battle for the Senate

By Bruce Walker
Democrats have written off any serious effort to retake the House of Representatives, which means that Obama's last two years in office will include no serious legislative victories.  The key to exposing the disaster of his presidency involves recapturing the Senate -- and putting on Obama's desk popular bills, including reforms he and the left loathe, that he will be have to veto or sign into law. How likely are Republicans to pick up the six Senate seats necessary to make this happen? Begin with South Dakota, West Virginia, and Montana.  South Dakota, except for retiring Senator Johnson's Senate seat, is completely Republican at every level.  West Virginia is solidly Republican in presidential elections and is rapidly becoming Republican in state government.  Add Obama's hatred of coal and an exceptionally strong Republican candidate, and this open Senate seat flips Republican.  Baucus in Montana, the last Democrat in the state's...(Read Full Article)