With just over two weeks to go before the election, this is a very perplexing campaign. The fight for control of the Senate could not be closer. It is highly unlikely that anyone will have any idea which party will come out on top until well into the morning of November 6, if then. There are simply too many seats currently held by each party that are essentially even, or very close to dead even, to make a case for either side having a meaningful advantage. There is perhaps a one-in-four chance that there is no net change in the Senate on November 5 and that incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu comes in under 50 percent, meaning that control of the Senate would come down to a December 7 run-off election in Louisiana.
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