How Weak Candidates Could Cost The GOP Control Of The Senate

Weak Candidates Could Cost GOP Control Of The Senate

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of President Obama's health-care law, conservatives are paying close attention to the composition of the Senate, knowing that their last chance to overturn the law is with a Republican president and a Senate majority.

But looking at the Senate landscape, the odds of Republicans taking back the upper chamber are no better than 50-50, even with more Democratic seats in play, a favorable political environment, and an energized GOP base. It's not the often-maligned Mitt Romney campaign that's going to drag down the ticket; it's several of the candidates themselves.

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