The Twelve Senate Elections Gun Voters Can Influence in 2014 :: 09/02/2014

Buckeye, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- In case you haven’t heard, there are going to be important elections in a couple of months; elections that could make a huge difference in the future of our nation, including recognition of our right to bear arms.

The Democrat Party currently controls the White House and has a majority in the US Senate, while Republicans control the House.

The majority party controls the floor agenda and names chairmen of the committees through which every bill must pass, thus effectively controlling the legislative process.

Control of the Senate is even more important though, due to its duty to “advise and consent to” the Presidential nomination of judges to lifetime terms. Obama will appoint over 100 judges and probably at least one more Supreme Court Justice in the next two years. Democrats have drastically lowered the bar for confirmations by eliminating the filibuster against nominees, so the only chance to effectively block anti-rights extremists from the federal bench is for Republicans to control the Senate.

Dissatisfaction with the President and Congress is high. Experts say the Republican majority in the House is secure. We’re stuck with this president for another two years, but there is a very good chance of a Republican takeover in the Senate. Republicans must hold onto all of their current seats, and flip at least 6 more seats currently held by Democrats, if they want to become the majority party.

With incumbent senators historically reelected at rates of 80% to 98%, flipping six seats is a pretty tall order. But circumstances give Republicans a slight edge this year. Of the 36 seats up for election this cycle, 21 are currently held by Democrats, while only 15 are held by Republicans. On top of that, five Democrats and two Republicans have announced that they are not going to run for reelection. Four of those open seats are considered easy wins for Republicans, a fifth is leaning Republican, and the other two are considered toss-ups. Add in several incumbents who are clearly much more liberal than the states they represent, and converting six seats looks, not only possible, but likely.

While analysts are giving Republicans better than 50/50 odds, much can happen between now and Election Day, and both sides will be pulling out all the stops to win.  The key will be which side can motivate the most active volunteers on the ground to educate their friends and neighbors and get people to the polls.

The twelve closest races – the ones where you can have the greatest impact – are as follows. They are listed roughly in order of likelihood of Republican victory.

Kentucky: I put this one at the top of the list because I think it’s on the radar more from wishful thinking than anything else. Even though many conservatives are frustrated with Mitch McConnell – and are expressing that frustration to pollsters – when it comes down to election day, it’s very unlikely that the Democrats will dethrone the Senate Republican Leader.
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