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02-11-2016, 01:50 PM
Republicans looking to retain the Senate are confident they can do so, no matter who the GOP presidential nominee is.
By Francine Kiefer, Staff writer FEBRUARY 11, 2016
WASHINGTON — While the nation wonders whether New Hampshire means a President Trump or President Sanders, another consequential race is at hand – for control of the United States Senate.
This year, Republicans, who won control of the Senate in 2014, have 24 seats to defend. Democrats need only five – or four, if they win the White House – to take back the majority.
In an election of “stark consequences,” where four new Supreme Court justices may face Senate confirmation, Republicans plan to keep their majority by touting their accomplishments, warning against “socialist” Democrats, and focusing on the unique characteristics of each race, said two guests at a Monitor breakfast Thursday.
“We think we can run on our record,” said Sen. Roger Wicker (R) of Mississippi, who chairs the committee tasked with winning Senate seats for the GOP.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2016/0211/GOP-s-response-if-Trump-is-nominee-At-least-we-re-not-socialists
By Francine Kiefer, Staff writer FEBRUARY 11, 2016
WASHINGTON — While the nation wonders whether New Hampshire means a President Trump or President Sanders, another consequential race is at hand – for control of the United States Senate.
This year, Republicans, who won control of the Senate in 2014, have 24 seats to defend. Democrats need only five – or four, if they win the White House – to take back the majority.
In an election of “stark consequences,” where four new Supreme Court justices may face Senate confirmation, Republicans plan to keep their majority by touting their accomplishments, warning against “socialist” Democrats, and focusing on the unique characteristics of each race, said two guests at a Monitor breakfast Thursday.
“We think we can run on our record,” said Sen. Roger Wicker (R) of Mississippi, who chairs the committee tasked with winning Senate seats for the GOP.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2016/0211/GOP-s-response-if-Trump-is-nominee-At-least-we-re-not-socialists