It is not a matter of being "demoralized." It's a matter of numbers. Republicans have 23 seats up for re-election this time and an additional 5 retiring. That makes 28 Republicans seats they have to defend. Democrats, however, this time have only 12 they need to defend. It's just simple mathematics and odds. Two years from this election year, it may be just the opposite, with lots more Dem seats up to defend. That's the way it goes.

So, because of the numbers Republicans WILL lose seats. There is NO WAY around it. So, it comes down to how many. Lessening the number they lose is their goal----so that they can at least keep the Dems from having a 60-vote veto proof Majority number. That would mean they, along with a Democrat President, could do anything they want to do. The ONLY thing to save us then from lots of very liberal politicies being enacted, would be the Blue-Dog Democrats----those conservative Democrats they ran and that won in conservative districts that gave them the Majority in the first place. IF those Blue Dogs don't vote for their what their conservative consitutents want, they will be ousted next time around. These are the simple FACTS of this election.

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