Election special

Good news! The word “casino” is no longer toxic in politics. Why do we say that? Because Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D), a U.S. Senate aspirant, merely describes Sheldon & Miriam Adelson as “this billionaire couple” in a fundraising e-mail slamming the left’s new bogeyman, the Las Vegas Sands CEO. Sheldon makes a big and inviting target but now it’s for size of his largesse and not from where that wealth was derived. Speaking of the Senate, opinion polls are all over the place so we went to a reliable source, futures market PredictIt.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) needn’t worry about involuntary retirement, being favored over challenger Amy McGrath, 81 cents to 20. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) is getting a stiff challenge from Jaime Harrison but PredictIt has the incumbent pulling it out, 79 cents to 25. Goodbye and thanks for playing, Sen. Susan Collins (R). She’s a 31-to-70 underdog against Sara Gideon. Also on the Endangered Senators List is Alabama‘s Doug Jones (D), down 19-to-85, while Georgia conservatives are expected to boot Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) in favor of Rep. Doug Collins (R), 86 cents to 17 in a special election. Dems in Massachusetts are anticipated to dump Sen. Ed Markey (32 cents) in favor of Rep. Joe Kennedy (66 cents). Congressional Gaming Caucus member Sen. Martha McSally (R) of Arizona also might want to update her resumé. PredictIt has Mark Kelly winning her special election 84 cents to 16 cents.