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nkpolitics1212

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2. The 2002 SD US Senate Election is the model for the 2018 ND US Senate Election.

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 09:38 PM

Oct 2018

During the 2002 SD US Senate Election- Democratic incumbent Tim Johnson was trailing Republican Challenger John Thune in public opinion polls by a high single to low double digit margin. Tim Johnson won that election by 500 votes. In 2002 George W. Bush had a 70 plus percent approval rating in SD.

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2018 US Senate Election- seats that Democrats are going to win and need to win to get to 51. [View all] nkpolitics1212 Oct 2018 OP

Don't count ND out yet....and Tennessee is a real possibility as cuts to beachbum bob Oct 2018 #1

The 2002 SD US Senate Election is the model for the 2018 ND US Senate Election. nkpolitics1212 Oct 2018 #2

we have no past election cycles that can emulate what is happening in 2018, all we know is beachbum bob Oct 2018 #3