Democrats Face a Grim Future -National Journal

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

It won't get better for Dems if Hillary wins in 2016...

I dont think Dems will be sad that they beat the GOP again, if Dems win presidency and Senate.

Dems are worried about 2016,  first, than some trens that the GOP is dominant in House and state and local govt.

Tester, McCaskill and Manchin have won 1 election before and Sherrod Brown. They arent freshmen like Hagen or Begich.

But Donnelly and Heikamp are new.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

GOP will not win a veto proof majority in 2018.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

A GOP win 2016 is feesable; but not inevitable. The tea party is split with the establishment, GOP.  And Latinos are the third constituency of the Democratic party.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I agree..the future looks bleak for the Dems...if the dems win the WH in 2016,I see a bloodbath in 2018

I think a Republican wins in 2016, but, if not, I could see the Republicans in the mid-60s in the Senate after the midterms (maybe a veto-proof majority?).

No. In general, the Administration's Party loses seats in the House and Senate in midterm elections. This is especially so if the economy is in a tailspin or if America is enmeshed in an unpopular war.

Veto-proof majority in the Senate? That would probably give the Republicans a similar majority in the House, too, and thus the ability to change the Constitution practically at will. The Republican Party is becoming more authoritarian, so I can only imagine what sort of mischief would be possible.   

Joe Donnelly is the one to watch in 2018; McCaskill and Tester and Heikamp can hold on.

But, the GOP couldnt get its act together to ban flag burning; even when they had votes in House and pull Conrad and Dorgan along.

But; they might not want the supermajority because of term limits would be forced upon them to pass.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Why is the GOP keep talking about exposed senate seats; they have exposed governorships as well; where redistricting will take place in 2020. Keep WH; win govs in 2018; control redistricting hold our losses in 2018, and redistrict the 18 seats that were targetted in House in 2014;.and win those.

I rather be in WH than not for nxt four years.