Is it now guaranteed Democrats will have the Senate atleast to 2014?

[lovekendyl]

After last nights results does this now guarantee Democrats will have the Senate atleast til 2014? I dont believe there are many senate seats up for grabs in 2012, so it looks like Dems will have the senate until then for sure.

[Jack Rabbit]

1. No, and more Democrats are at stake in 2012 than Republicans

The Senate Democrats who won in 2006 will be up for re-election in 2012.

The good news is Joe Lieberman will be up for re-election. We can pick up a seat in Connecticut.

[wtmusic]

2. 33 seats are up for grabs

and nothing's guaranteed.

[DarthDem]

3. Heh

"Strange" post, if you know what I mean. The Senate has basically the same number of seats in play every two years.

But although we'll soon be hearing the CW meme that Democrats have a "terrible map" for 2012 in the Senate, blah blah blah, in fact, very, very few of the incumbents running will actually be in danger, particularly in a presidential election year. And on the other side, we'll get rid of Lieberman, win back Ted Kennedy's seat in MA, and possibly benefit from near-certain teabagger challenges to Snowe in ME and Kyl in AZ. If turnout is high and candidate selection is good, Dems will actually be poised to add a seat or two.

[dragonlady]

4. And another thing

We have to hope for the good health and safety of all our Dem senators, because in some states, the governor gets to appoint a replacement, and there are more Republican governors now. :x(:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. Seats up in 2012

Dianne Feinstein of California
Tom Carper of Delaware
Bill Nelson of Florida
Daniel Akaka of Hawaii
Ben Cardin of Maryland
Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Claire McCaskill of Missouri
Jon Tester of Montana
Ben Nelson of Nebraska
Bob Menendez of New Jersey
Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Kent Conrad of North Dakota
Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island
Jim Webb of Virginia
Maria Cantwell of Washington
Joe Manchin of West Virginia
Herb Kohl of Wisconsin
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Jon Kyl of Arizona
Richard Lugar of Indiana
Olympia Snowe of Maine
Scott Brown of Massachusetts
Roger Wicker of Mississippi
John Ensign of Nevada
Bob Corker of Tennessee
Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas
Orrin Hatch of Utah
John Barrasso of Wyoming

Both Manchin and Gillibrand have to run again, and I'm sure they'll target Manchin.