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mikewv

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3. Encouraging

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:33 PM

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We need 218 seats in the House and 51 in the Senate for simple majorities. This means we need 3 more seats in the House and 4 more in the Senate than we currently have. Yes, having more would be nice, especially in the House and because of Fetterman in the Senate. In the House, I think we win anywhere between 8-15 seats. In the senate, I like our chances of holding onto GA, NH, MN and MI at this point. I think we have a good chance of winning Maine, North Carolina and Ohio (Yes, only because Trump is unpopular atm). That puts us at 50. Peltola in Alaska is interesting considering Trump's negatives. We need 51. Alaska? Texas? Iowa? South Carolina? Florida? We only need 1 of the 5. This could all change tomorrow.

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Senate Polls released this week [View all] bigtree Sunday OP

They can poll a rock named Sununu PhilosopherKing Sunday #1

Mt thought was - WTF New Hampshire? biophile Sunday #8

Yep, most people are putting NH in the D column already. Bluetus Sunday #15

While true, I live in NH and we got a rather interesting bit of political junk mail last week that apparently Vinca 22 hrs ago #25

I love it Miami Blue Sunday #2

Encouraging mikewv Sunday #3

I think our House win will be bigger than that. EdmondDantes_ Sunday #4

I hope you are right about the house mikewv Sunday #5

51 but we have Fetterman newdeal2 Sunday #6

Peltola was the Jared Golden of the Last Frontier displacedvermoter Sunday #9

Our house flips will be measured in the dozens Fiendish Thingy Sunday #7

We need 52 considering Fetterman. AZLD4Candidate Sunday #11

Yup, he's not voting with us and would probably switch parties if it's close mucifer Sunday #13

Ridiculous. He is not going to change parties. Wiz Imp Sunday #17

51 in the Senate might get us the simple majority but Buddyzbuddy Sunday #12

Fetterman will flip to keep Dems out of control. LuvLoogie Sunday #14

Ridiculous. Absolutely no chance of that Wiz Imp Sunday #16

Minnesota is not even in play at this point. Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #32

Ohio? Georgia? Kentucky? Texas? Florida? South Carolina (since Graham is supposed to be underwater) AZLD4Candidate Sunday #10

Ridiculous Wiz Imp Sunday #18

You believe what you believe. I live in PA. His vote against war powers and the Constitution AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #19

He has made exactly one vote in his 3 plus years which would have changed the result Wiz Imp Yesterday #20

Democrats said the same thing about Sinema when she did the same crap until the bridge too far AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #22

Not remotely true. From day one Sinema made many more bad votes Wiz Imp Yesterday #23

I'm not going down this rabbit hole. Fetterman lost me completely on his vote to overturn the war powers AZLD4Candidate 22 hrs ago #24

Talaric doesn't have an oppenent yet. ananda 21 hrs ago #29

Race To The White House awhich has a very strong track record Wiz Imp Yesterday #21

We need AK or TX to get to 51 mikewv 21 hrs ago #27

Democrats chances in Ohio, Alaska, Texas, Iowa & Florida have gone way up in the past 6 months Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #30

Agree! nm mikewv 21 hrs ago #31

Platner is a house of cards. RandySF 22 hrs ago #26

Like ananda 21 hrs ago #28