“Republicans have a big chance to claim the Senate majority in 2012, and the fight may come down to about 17 seats,” The New York Times writes today in the above graphic, accompanying the article, “Republicans Optimistic About Retaking Senate.”
“Just two years after watching Democrats claim a 60th seat in the Senate, Republicans are heading into the 2012 election season well positioned to challenge them for control of the chamber, giving the party reason for optimism even as it worries about the strength of its presidential field,” The Times reports.
“But Democrats say the struggle for the Senate is more than a numbers game,” The Times says. “Acknowledging that the landscape looked grim in the days after the midterm elections, they say the outlook has improved, partly because House Republicans have pursued a conservative agenda that has allowed voters a good look at the policies Republicans would enact if they controlled both chambers on Capitol Hill.”
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