FOR INSIDERS: The 5 Senate seats most likely to flip in November
Key takeaways
- The high-stakes battle for the Senate is growing increasingly dramatic with fewer than 130 days remaining until the midterms, as primary results and political developments redefine some key races.
- Democrats would need to flip four seats to take the Senate majority — a tall task.
- Democrats, meanwhile, are hopeful that rising costs and an unpopular war will help turn the tide even in redder states.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The high-stakes battle for the Senate is growing increasingly dramatic with fewer than 130 days remaining until the midterms, as primary results and political developments redefine some key races.
Democrats would need to flip four seats to take the Senate majority — a tall task. But Republicans in Congress are increasingly worried about facing the brunt of voters discontent with high gas prices and the war in Iran, as evidenced by Trump s low approval rating.
Senate Republicans wariness about the midterms has shown up in the ways vulnerable senators have broken with the party on votes, and in the growing frustration over curveballs the White House has thrown into their plans to pass legislation they can tout on the campaign trail.