Republicans blew it in 2012 and could again in this year’s midterm election

By Brett Decker

Published May 23, 2014 3:04pm ET

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Republicans blew it in 2012 and could again in this year’s midterm election — Rasmussen Reports found only 9 percent of those surveyed things would improve in America if most members of the current Congress should be re-elected. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

It’s almost universally accepted that Republicans will pick up a substantial number of Senate seats in this year’s midterm election, with most analysts predicting a GOP majority in the upper house come January.

Even MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, the godfather of liberal cheerleaders, lamented, “To the Democrats, this election, a rosy scenario is to lose five Senate seats, not six. They could lose 10.”

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