“Republicans are taking the possibility of [Donald] Trump as nominee seriously enough that the committee that oversees next year's Senate races laid out a confidential seven-page blueprint for candidates on how to run with Trump at the top of the ticket.” YearsEnoughRunningNextRacePossibilityTrumpRepublicanPagesSevenCandidatesSenateTicketsCommitteesNext YearBlueprintsConfidential Author:Dalia Mogahed
“[Ted] Cruz is not at all popular in the Senate. Republicans say he may be too disliked to be a nominee. And there is a real concern about that. I think the one way to go after Trump maybe is go after him as a closet Democrat. That he has supported Democrats in the past.” ThinkingWayMayRealPastTrumpRepublicanConcernDemocratOne WaySenateClosetsCruz Author:Dalia Mogahed
“As a matter of fact if you think about [Donald Trump press conference after visit to Mexico], that could have been may be one of the Gang of Eight, the bipartisan group that in the Senate some years ago passed a bill that said border security. It said thousands of new border guards to deal with the porous border. It talked about a pathway to legalization for the 11 or 12 million undocumented that live in this country.” IfsThinkingYearsMayHas BeensSaidCountryMatterFactsDealsMillionsGroupsSecurityTrumpYears AgoBillsPressesEightBordersSenateMexicoConferencesGangCould Have BeenPathwaysMatter Of FactBipartisanPress ConferencesBorder Security Author:Jose Diaz-Balart
“The Kochs are very much involved in this election, not backing [Donald] Trump but backing everything down the ballot from him. They're pouring money into capturing the Senate and the House of Representatives, and state Houses across the country.” CountryStatesHouseTrumpInvolvedElectionSenateRepresentativesPouringBallotsHouse Of Representatives Author:Jane Mayer
“As Donald Trump`s fortunes continue to slide, he`s increasingly dragging the fortunes of senate republican`s weapon.” TrumpRepublicanWeaponsFortuneSenateSlides Author:Chris Hayes
“The Cook Political Report now predicting senate democrats are poised to pick up five to seven seats, which would give them the majority. Pointing out the history shows that races in the Toss Up column never split down the middle, one party tends to win the lion`s share of them. With two weeks to Election Day, there`s not enough time for republicans to recover toss-up seats in states where Hillary Clinton is currently leading, considering this, early voting is under way, and [Donald]Trump won`t be any help especially since his campaign doesn`t really have a ground game to speak of.” WayGivingTwoStatesEnoughHelpingShowsPoliticalGamesWinningSpeakPartyRaceFiveWeekShareMiddleTrumpRepublicanPicksElectionMajorityClintonDemocratSevenCampaignsCooksSeatsReportsVotingLionsSenateSplitsConsideringPointingTwo WeeksColumnsEnough TimeTossPredictingElection DayNot Enough Time Author:Chris Hayes
“Senate races have tightened along with the presidential race. Watch to see how many Republican Senate candidates outperform Donald Trump - and how many hang on to their seats in states that he loses.” StatesLosesRaceWatchesTrumpRepublicanPresidentialCandidatesSeatsSenate Author:Mara Liasson
“If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.” IfsTrumpRepublicanElectionBunchPostsSenateDragPessimisticAssessmentGop Author:Mara Liasson
“When Donald Trump raises money for the party, raises money, a lot of that money goes to the party, and that's fine. If you're doing a door-knocking program, for example, in Wisconsin, it also helps Ron Johnson who's running for senate. It helps the congressional candidates.” IfsHelpingRunningPartyDoorsExampleFineTrumpProgramRaisesCandidatesSenateJohnsonKnockingWisconsin Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I think [Donald Trump] s got the votes for [tax reform]. I think he's definitely has the Republican votes for it, in House and Senate, and I think he probably has maybe 20 percent of the Democratic vote for it. So he could get it done with a bipartisan majority.” ThinkingDoneHouseTrumpRepublicanTaxesPercentVoteMajorityDemocraticReformSenateGet It DoneBipartisanTax Reform Author:Rudy Giuliani
“In pre-Trump Washington where the old rules applied, Rudy Giuliani could never survive the Senate confirmation process.” ProcessTrumpSenateConfirmationRudy Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Rudy Giuliani would bring conflicts of interest into any Senate confirmation hearing that would be impossible to clear if confirmation hearings operate under the same gravitational forces that they used to in the pre-Trump era.” IfsWould BeUsedForceInterestClearImpossibleTrumpConflictHearingErasSenateConfirmationConflict Of InterestRudy Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“If Trump wins, the only thing blocking complete implementation of the programs of Trump, Paul Ryan, the Koch brothers, etc., is the Senate filibuster by the Democrats.” IfsWinningBrotherTrumpProgramDemocratBlockEtcSenateImplementationFilibuster Author:Allan Nairn