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Front Page Live: 10 Republican Senators Who are Vulnerable to Being Swept Out with Trump in November

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:49:34 GMT

In November 2020, it’s not just the presidency that’s at stake. It’s also the control of the Senate.

35 Senate seats are up for election on November 3: 12 Democrat incumbents and 23 Republican incumbents (along with two special elections).

Below is a list of the 10 most vulnerable Republican incumbents. These are the seats that may be the easiest to flip on election day.

News and Guts: Can Democrats Hand the GOP a Trainwreck on Election Day?

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:02:44 GMT

Can they beat Donald Trump and save the United States from four more years of divisiveness and malice?

And — is it possible they can they take control of the U.S. Senate?

Even asking that second question would have seemed fanciful just a couple of months ago.

But now it’s “becoming a real possibility,” reports National Public Radio (NPR).

The Street: Republicans in Danger of Losing the Senate

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:48:58 GMT

Trump's mishandled Covid-19 and the George Floyd riots so badly that a red backlash may cost Republicans the Senate.

Business Insider: Democrats can retake the Senate in a landslide — if they seize the chance

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:48:55 GMT

If you're a fan of progress, science and the rule of law, the Democrats have a rare opportunity this year. They have controlled both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue for just two of the past 25 years, as compared to six for Republicans.

The rightward imbalance has had an outsized impact on our courts and on the fight for the forgotten – but 2020 is the year that Democrats can win it all again.

The Hill: The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:48:50 GMT

Five senators are staring down serious political danger ahead of the November elections.

With less than six months to go until Election Day, the battle for control of the Senate hinges on five key states. Democrats are after four seats in particular — in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and North Carolina — while Republicans are largely playing defense, but see an easy pickup opportunity in Alabama.

The Guardian: Democrats feel tide turning their way in battle to flip US Senate

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:48:43 GMT

Just three months ago, centrist Democrats were panicking. After strong performances in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders appeared poised to sail away with the nomination for president. Some in the party feared the self-identified democratic socialist would wreak havoc down the ballot.

The world looks different now – and so does the Senate map. With Biden the presumptive nominee and Donald Trump facing widespread criticism for his handling of the coronavirus crisis, election experts say the upper chamber is up for grabs.

Vox: Democrats are seeing a much better chance of retaking the Senate in 2020

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:48:39 GMT

Control of the Senate could be within Democrats’ grasp this November.

A Senate map that once looked out of reach has become a lot more competitive in the past few months. With former Vice President Joe Biden likely at the top of the ticket as the Democratic nominee for president and a once-humming economy cratering due to the coronavirus , Republicans acknowledge the political landscape looks much different.

Vogue: The Five Races That Could Flip the Senate to the Democrats in November

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:48:35 GMT

Is there a more villainous character currently in Congress than Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell? It may be a tough call, with people like Jim Jordan, Louie Gohmert, and Tom Cotton roaming the halls. But McConnell has done much to earn that distinction, starting with blocking even a floor discussion of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland during the final year of the Obama presidency, citing a nonexistent tradition , then bragging nothing would hold him back if another vacancy came up during the last year of Trump’s tenure. “Oh, we’d fill it,” McConnell told an appreciative Chamber of Commerce audience in his home state of Kentucky last year, as reported by the New York Times.

Raw Story : McConnell and GOP frantic they’re about to lose control of the Senate

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:53:56 GMT

According to a report from Politico, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as well as other Republican higher-ups, are fearful of losing their Senate majority in the November election with the Democrats about to put forward a strong slate of candidates backed by cash-rich warchests.

As Politico’s James Arkin wrote, “Republicans started this election cycle as heavy favorites to keep their Senate majority, with a lineup of elections mostly in red-tinted states and GOP incumbents favored over a slate of relatively unknown and untested challengers. Now, nearly six months out from the election, Democrats are making them sweat.”

Refinery29: These 8 Women Can Flip The Senate

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:53:55 GMT

Getting rid of Donald Trump in order to put the country back on its feet is undoubtedly Democrats' key goal in the 2020 elections . Retaking the presidency would, of course, be a major victory, but in order for Democrats to enact the game-changing policies they have promised, winning back the U.S. Senate is equally crucial.

Newsweek: These are the top Senate races to watch in 2020

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:21:25 GMT

The eyes of voters may be focused on the 2020 presidential election, but a handful of Senate races are likely to be just as competitive, expensive and contentious.

Right now, the Senate is composed of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats. In the 2020 election cycle, Republicans have to defend much more territory in the chamber than their Democratic counterparts. Of the 36 seats up for grabs in November, 23 are held by Republicans.

CNN: How the fight for the Senate is slowly moving toward Democrats

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:53:55 GMT

(CNN) With the country -- and the world -- focused full-time on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, you may have missed this: The fight for the Senate continues to move slowly but surely in Democrats' direction.

That's according to two leading political handicapping sites: the Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia .