Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer are panicked that they are losing their majority, and for good reason. At the moment, experts predict that in the current environment, Democrats could lose 9-10 seats in the Senate.
Sure, Reid will say otherwise, but actions speak louder than words and one need to look no further than Harry Reid’s Majority Super PAC to see just how panicked that Democratic Leaders are about losing the upper chamber. Here’s the evidence:
At this point in the 2012 cycle, Democrats didn’t have a sense of urgency. Majority PAC had spent under $500,000 (4/5 of which was spent on Ben Nelson who proceeded to retire). Majority PAC’s only other expenditure was a measly $30,000 radio ad for Claire McCaskill. In a deep contrast to their calm of 2012, So far this year Majority PAC has spent a whopping $3.1 million plus on television advertising, in large part trying to save the political careers of endangered Democratic Senators Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu and Kay Hagan. At this point, Majority PAC is so worried about Mary Landrieu that they are launching negative ads against the conservative that they fear most, Bill Cassidy.