The Senate is Up For Grabs

Assuming we elect a Democratic president on November 8, 2016, she/he will need a different Congress than the one we have now.  The good news is that the Senate is up for grabs. Can we grab more seats for Democrats? There are 34 Senate seats up for re-election on November 8.  If Democrats hope to take back control, we need to elect five seats. Because the majority of seats up for re-election in November are held by Republicans, especially Freshman Senators elected in 2010 midterms, we may have a shot.

According to Ballotpedia, Democrats have made gains in Senate seats during the last two presidential elections. So, we can reasonably hope to do the same this year.  https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections,_2016  Right now Democrats hold 44 of the 100 Senate seats. We are unlikely to gain enough to get a filibuster proof majority, but, we can hope to regain the majority.

There are five states that Ballotpedia has designated battleground states where Democrats have a chance of taking a Republican seat away in November.  They are:  Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Florida. Three more states have the potential to turn into battlegrounds: Colorado, North Carolina, and Ohio.

Democrats in these states need to get active in the Democratic candidate's campaign. We need to volunteer and donate to help them get elected. There are many things you can do to help. We need you to get involved and help elect Democrats this November.