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FBN’s Lou Dobbs on how the election could impact the political makeup of Congress.
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You know.
That if the president is reelected.
He will still be unable to work with the people in congress.
-- it is ignored them he's attacked them he's blame them.
The debt ceiling will come up again.
And shutdown and default will be threatened -- -- the economy.
Governor Romney today laying out its case that unlike President Obama he will work with the -- -- party if elected president.
In response to that sort of majority leader Reid had a -- -- a very quick reaction.
If that quote Mitt Romney Spanish city.
That senate Democrats will work with they have to pass his quote severely conservative agenda is all -- -- Obviously -- is a little bit of the problem and Washington.
But what will be the congressional balance of power over more like after the election first.
Let's take a look at the house there a total of 435.
Seats.
Here and 218 needed for a majority.
And the fact of the matter is that according to real clear politics a 178.
Of those seats.
178.
Are leaning Democrat won 78 down.
And 200 -- four.
To 24.
Republika.
-- 33 or toss ups thirty so -- 33 over here and the fact of the matter is.
The house is a done deal for the republic -- -- safe -- Republicans will.
Continue to control the house it's a different deal in the senate now -- 33 seats are up this cycle 33 seats.
And Democrats hold 23 -- -- 23 so there -- the most vulnerable in this election that's what you heard so much about Republicans -- and take control.
Of the senate but that was the Bob.
67 months ago.
Well according to -- politics 46 of those senate seats are actually -- leaning Democrat 46.
46 seats and the Republicans about 43.
That are considered safe 1111.
Are toss ups.
All eleven.
And look who they -- of those eleven toss -- -- -- racist against encompass let's go through very quickly here.
We'll give Massachusetts to the democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren right now we're doing so we're not calling them are suggesting that this is the way -- -- -- -- in we're just going through the example here.
Based on those who have more than three point spread in the polls.
Elizabeth Warren with a four and a half point advantage over the Republican incumbent Scott Brown we're going to give Missouri.
To democratic incumbent -- cast which -- a five point lead on Republican challenger congressman Todd -- Montana.
Montana remains a question more.
Tester who is being severely tested he's the incumbent and he's tied with the Republican challenger -- Rayburn.
We're gonna give Nevada to the Republicans here -- night.
Incumbent Dean Heller with a three and a half -- -- just -- over the threshold there on Democrat does Shelley Berkley.
And five we're going to give to.
In Ohio through democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown he's up five and a half points on Republican challenger Josh Mandell.
Now now they open races we go first to Arizona and we're giving this to the Republicans refer politics doesn't have an average.
But Republican Jeff -- has led Democrat Richard Carmona by fix in the latest Rasmussen poll so for -- our purposes we're giving it.
Two flight will give Connecticut the Democrat Chris Murphy as a four point lead on Republican Linda but may have.
And -- you can see it's a difficult science for.
Poll which is breaking which what we're following.
The basic.
Outside the margin metric here.
And in Indiana.
Another question -- real -- politics doesn't have an average Democrat Joseph Donnelly is -- leading Republican Richard Murdoch in the latest.
Rasmussen poll but -- again only three points of airport remains a question mark.
North Dakota.
We're given to Republican Rick -- who has a five point 7% lead that's close enough to call -- 6% and our world.
On Democrat Heidi -- camp and there we go to Virginia.
A question mark.
Democrat Tim -- has a one point lead on Republican challenger.
And Coach passenger if you will George -- and in Wisconsin another question mark.
Democrat Tammy Baldwin has a half of -- percent lead on Republican Tommy Thompson.
So if we give the Democrats plus four.
Plus four.
For -- And plus three for Republicans.
And the fact is we get it -- kind of interest.
We're now -- at fifty.
2 morning.
Six.
Which is 494649.
And we have.
I'm really kind of interest in battle as master him hyper partisan.
As well.
Harry Reid can be it looks like Harry Reid may be a picture in Washington if these things -- just -- So so it will be kind of interesting because the Republican controlled house will remain Republican.
So now.
It comes down to one question.
Who's going to be president.
