2016 Senate races

[Joe Fan]

3-part series on the various Senate races
If you wanted something to sink your teeth into on this front

"The untold stories of the 2016 battle for the Senate"
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/306002-2016s-battle-for-senate-crushing-the-tea-party

He also is tweeting a string of "nuggets" from the article, if you prefer the cliff notes style
For example, here is the "Ayotte blew it" one

 

[Joe Fan]

Republican Senate candidates won 100% of states Trump carried in 2016.
If that pattern holds true again in 2018, the GOP Senate majority would surpass 60.

 

[Joe Fan]

Here is a map of the next mid-terms election with states marked with best chances to flip. As of today, the landscape for the midterms looks brutal for the Ds and ripe for picking by the Rs
IMO, Heitkamp (ND) is vulnerable due to her Planned Parenthood protection/flip-slop.
The ? is Manchin -- who is a good candidate to flip now

 

[Joe Fan]

Looks like Rs will pick up seat in LA -- putting it at 52-48 next year
John Kennedy over Foster Campbell
Trump will appear in Baton Rogue with him today
Vote is Saturday