how about you, phil mattingly? a lot of people are talking about house retirements for good reason but i think one of the most interesting and underappreciated element are the senate republican retirements that we ve seen, not because necessarily they re going to lose those seats, the electoral analysis i ll leave up to amy, she can tell me who about outxenophobe the other in my home state of ohio based on has messy primier you look at senate minority leading mitch mcconnell the people are key policy hands inside that conference and are considered i think really steady, level-headed individuals in the conference that helped mcconnell a lot. rob portman from ohio, pat toomey in pennsylvania, richard shelby is considered a deal maker, roy blount, not the most boisterous member but to some degree richard burr, ally of mcconnell s as well. this doesn t mean mcconnell is in any danger in leadership position, if you want to go after him, pack a lunch in that