Roll Call has an article by Stuart Rothenberg that discusses the uneven Senate landscape of 2012 and 2014. Although Democrats still control the Senate, Republicans have a very strong chance of hitting the 60 Senator mark in 2012 or 2014. Republican gains will be partially due to the number of seats up for re-election in each cycle. In 2012, 23 Democratic Senate seats are up for re-election and only 10 Republican seats are in play. Democrats also face a disadvantage in 2014 with 20 Democrats and only 13 Republicans facing election. In addition, many of the Democratic seats are located in traditionally Republican states.
To read the Roll Call article, please click here:
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_111/rothenberg-uneven-senate-landscape-2012-2014-204931-1.html
Jim Sutliff