# 2022 US Senate Races **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 6, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327 "2020-10-06T10:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/422 "2022-03-22T15:59:48Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > This is essentially what happened with Todd Akin in 2012 and that worked out beautifully for Democrats. Probably the Democrats best chance of winning, but Missouri is a lot redder/more polarized then it was in 2012, so there is a pretty strong possibility of Grietens winning. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/423 "2022-03-22T16:08:12Z")
Oh I agree. But there would be no functional difference between having Grietens or any of the other Trump-worshippers running for the nomination in that seat. And this at least gives Dems a shot, even if still a long one. And miracles do happen — who’d have thought Alabama would (under admittedly unique circumstances) elect a Democratic Senator in 2017? ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/424 "2022-03-23T02:22:54Z")
Mitch McConnell sidestepped a question about whether he thought Greitens should drop out of the Senate race – because he knows that him calling on Greitens to drop out would probably help Greitens with Republican primary voters. Greitens best hope really is for the Republican establishment to unanimously come out against him. Trump’s appeal to Republican base voters in 2016 was at least as much about giving the middle finger to Republican elites as it was about sticking it to Democrats. > **[McConnell sidesteps saying if Greitens should end Senate bid](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/599259-mcconnell-sidesteps-saying-if-greitens-should-end-senate-bid/)** > > Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday sidestepped saying if former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who is running for Senate, should drop out in the wake of allegations of abu… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/425 "2022-03-28T20:22:16Z")
Meanwhile, in the Buckeye State… > **[In Ohio's GOP Senate race, there are Trump wannabees — but no Trump endorsement](https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1088206020/in-ohios-gop-senate-race-there-are-trump-wannabees-but-no-trump-endorsement)** > > The lack of a Trump endorsement hasn't stopped individual Republican candidates from selling themselves to voters as the most Trump-like in the primary. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/426 "2022-03-29T01:14:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Meanwhile, in the Buckeye State… > > [Ohio Republican Senate primary has candidates in Trump mold : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1088206020/in-ohios-gop-senate-race-there-are-trump-wannabees-but-no-trump-endorsement) Embarassing. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/427 "2022-03-29T01:19:44Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Embarassing. Embarrassing? ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/428 "2022-03-29T02:14:40Z")
These people slavishly competing to see who can get their nose farthest up Agent Orange’s ass … it’s not a good look. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/429 "2022-03-29T15:44:05Z")
In Pennsylvania, a super PAC supporting Conor Lamb’s Senate candidacy is urging Lamb to paint fellow Democrat John Fetterman, currently leading in the polls, as too liberal to win election in November. I like Fetterman and hope that his form of grass roots populism ultimately wins him the seat. With Georgia at risk, Dems really need a win here to have a hope of breaking even. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/430 "2022-03-29T16:12:09Z")
Boom goes the dynamite: > **[Ohio GOP Senate candidates ignore real issues facing Ohioans to put on...](https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/03/29/ohio-gop-senate-candidates-ignore-real-issues-facing-ohioans-to-put-on-repugnant-political-circus/)** > > Instead of focusing on serious issues faced by everyday Ohioans, GOP Senate candidates have become right-wing carnival barkers, prattling on about Fox News-generated “controversies” while feeding conspiracy theories to the MAGA faithful, writes... ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/431 "2022-03-29T17:49:29Z")
out of the three top dems in the race, fetterman would have the best chance. he will pull votes from the areas out of the 2 main cities. rural and coal country pa see him as one of them. fetterman not being the party’s pick is a plus for them. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/432 "2022-03-29T17:51:57Z")
Fetterman has appeared to be doing a great job at working the rural interior of the state. Lamb has to have some cred along those lines, too, winning what I think is a pretty blue collar district. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/433 "2022-04-10T04:04:19Z")
Trump has endorsed Dr. Oz in the Pennsylvania Republican primary. > **[Trump endorses Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race | CNN Politics](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/04/09/politics/trump-mehmet-oz-endorsement-pennsylvania/index.html)** > > Former President Donald Trump endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz for US Senate on Saturday, just weeks before the contested Republican primary in Pennsylvania. My initial reaction was to think this could only be a good thing for Democrats. The more I think about it though, it could be that Oz will perform well with suburban women. He could be a tough challenger to whoever the Democrats nominate. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/434 "2022-04-10T12:25:06Z")
Yeah, I’m not willing to write off a celebrity charlatan who pumped his ego into millions of homes via television. Once bitten, etc. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/435 "2022-04-10T13:00:13Z")
Speaking of celebrity Trump endorsement, early polling shows Herschel Walker leading Raphael Warnock in Georgia by four points. (The same poll also showed Stacey Abrams trailing both her potential Republican opponents for governor). Walker is refusing to participate in primary debates, and why would he? Never underestimate the willingness of the American people to elect a zero-qualifications candidate to political office based off of, “Hey, I know that guy from TV!” > **[Herschel Walker Leads Raphael Warnock In Early Georgia Senate Poll](https://www.theroot.com/herschel-walker-leads-raphael-warnock-in-early-georgia-1848762441)** > > A poll by The Hill/Emerson College has Walker at 49%, while Warnock is at 45%. Six percent of voters are undecided. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/436 "2022-04-11T15:08:10Z")
And in Ohio, the GOP candidates vie to be Trumpier than thou. > **[Ohio GOP Senate primary remains all about Trump as candidates hope for late...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/09/politics/ohio-republican-senate-primary-trump/index.html)** > > Nearly all the Republicans vying for the party's Senate nomination in Ohio are embracing former President Donald Trump's message, touting their closeness to him and cozying up to the elements of the GOP that he propelled as they joust for a late... ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/437 "2022-04-11T16:43:43Z")
Oh there is little doubt that Dr. Oz is the most likely to succeed in the general, _if_ Trump can convince GOP voters to come out for him. But if you hang out on any of the far-right blogs and boards they are vehemently opposed. He still has Turkish citizenship, has talked about his Muslim father, made vaguely supportive statements in the past re: transgender issues, and basically trips all of their “red flags warnings” on culture-war issues. It seems to me that Trump just endorsed him because he is “well known”, and doesn’t really give a crap what his (Trump’s) base thinks about it. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. There is a small chance that some of them stay home if Oz is the nominee, or leave their ballots blank. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/438 "2022-04-11T18:39:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > And in Ohio, the GOP candidates vie to be Trumpier than thou. Ugh. What a deep pile of doo-doo. I used to live in Ohio and still have many friends there, and there’s a whole lot of ::smh:: going on amongst them. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/439 "2022-04-11T21:22:11Z")
> **[Iowa judge rules Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer can't appear on Democratic...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/politics/iowa-primary-abby-finkenauer-democrat-ballot/index.html)** > > A judge in Iowa ruled on Sunday that Democratic Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on the state's June 7 primary ballot, dealing a significant blow to her already long-shot hopes of unseating Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. It’s possible this decision may be overturned on appeal. Since the former Congresswoman lost in a district which was more liberal than Iowa as a whole, it’s hard to see how she could have won against Grassley anyway. But it takes a substantial amount of incompetence to not get enough signatures for someone as well known as she is. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/440 "2022-04-11T21:30:08Z")
She collected enough signatures. Three of them didn’t have dates next to them. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327/441 "2022-04-11T21:36:38Z")
More precisely: > One signature had an incorrect date. Another had no date. And for one, the signer wrote their ZIP code. Source: [Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer to appeal Iowa judge's ballot ruling](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/10/abby-finkenauer-iowa-primary-election-us-senate-judge-ruling/9496898002/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-us-senate-races/922327.md?page=23)