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Angels, Fools and Predictions

 

A week from now the midterm elections will occur, and, as usual, The American Catholic will be hosting live blog reports and analysis.  After my less than stellar predictions of 2012, I am somewhat reluctant to make a forecast, but never fearing to rush in where all sensible angels fear to tread, here are my predictions.

 

In the House, the Republicans will gain 15-20 seats.

In the Senate the Republicans will gain 7 seats and capture control of the Senate.

In Governorships there will be no net change.

In legislative seats held the Republicans will equal their net number high mark reached in 2010.

 

What are your predictions?

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Art Deco
Art Deco
Wednesday, October 29, AD 2014 11:33am

I’ll just transmit what you can derive from Rothenberg (state legislatures not reported):

3 Seat gain in the House of Representatives (they’d have to win 60% of the contestable seats to gain 10, per Rothenberg).
6 Seat gain in the Senate
1 loss in Governor’s chairs.

If they do not blow it, or you do not have a Franken/Gregoire scenario where all sorts of ‘uncounted’ ballots start showing up in the weeks after the election. The unions, elements of the bar, and Democratic politicos have pulled out every stop in their efforts to get Gov. Walker in Wisconsin. The smart money says that’s the race to attend to most closely re ballot security.

If they do take Congress, I hope McConnell will have the sense to dispose of what’s left of the filibuster and pepper BO with reform legislation (or what reforms he can get past Susan Collins and other abrasions). It’ll be amusing to watch BO’s reaction if he does not have dirty Harry’s skirts to hide behind; sulk turns into frenzy?

T. Shaw
T. Shaw
Wednesday, October 29, AD 2014 11:37am

God willing the Sun will rise tomorrow morning.

Anzlyne
Anzlyne
Friday, October 31, AD 2014 8:22pm

Donald I remembered that Thomas More is the patron of politicians, but I wondered who we might pray to for a fair election process. So I looked up “patron saint of elections” Guess who… Chad.
remembering all the counting in Florida a couple of cycles ago, that made me laugh.
Chad of Mercer, pray for us and help us in this upcoming election.

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