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My Prediction for Congress


By Brian Altenhofel - Posted on 28 October 2010

My prediction for change in Congress is that Republicans will pick up 64 seats in the House and 8 seats in the Senate. One of those 8 seats in the Senate is that of Harry Reid's.

What we will have then is a 49-49-2 split in the Senate. The two Independents will likely caucus with the Democrats, resulting in a Democratic majority. That will mean that either Chuck Schumer or Dick Durbin will be the Senate Majority Leader, and they make Reid look conservative.

This is why I support Reid over Sharron Angle in that race, even though I'm not really fond of him. Reid is a form of insurance.

If the Republicans want a majority, they need to pick up 10 seats in the Senate, and I just don't see that happening. Even if they picked up 9 seats, Vice President Joe Biden's tie-breaking vote would still mean a Democratic majority.

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