Despite consistent fundraising woes and a staggering deficit between their Democratic counterparts, Republican candidates are currently poised to unseat three incumbent Senate Democrats, and are in striking distance in a handful of other critical races, positioning the GOP from anywhere between a 53 and 55 seat stronghold.
Breitbart News reports:
Republican Senate candidates have the edge in three critical states where they can flip blue seats red, while several other races are either on a knife’s edge or show Republicans within striking distance, according to a National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) polling memorandum.
The memo, first published by Politico on Tuesday, shows Republicans ahead in Montana, Ohio, and Wisconsin against three Democrat incumbents. This is a major development considering Democrats currently hold a 51-49 seat majority in the Senate. If West Virginia’s senate race breaks for Republicans, as expected, and GOP incumbents successfully defend their seats while bringing home these three races, they will hold at least a 53-seat majority.
The importance of the Senate race can’t be overstated for Republicans, because of the many extreme measures the Democrats have indicated they will implement if given the chance, from ending the filibuster, to adding Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico as states, to federalizing elections, to packing the Supreme Court, which would permanently change the makeup of the United States government to favor the political left, installing them indefinitely as the ruling authority.
In the Wolverine State, former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-MI) is tied with Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) at 48 percent apiece in a head-to-head race, though Slotkin takes a 49 percent to 48 percent edge on the full ballot. The Senate Leadership Fund notably announced Tuesday morning it is committing $10.5 million to bolster Rogers in the home stretch of the race after a solid second debate performance Monday night.
The memo shows that in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race, Republican businessman Eric Hovde has a 48 percent to 47 percent edge on Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) in a head-to-head match-up. Hovde seems to be surging at a critical time, as this marks the first time he has been ahead in NRSC polling, per the memo. In a ballot that includes third-party candidates, they tie at 46 percent.
While Democratic Senate candidates currently lead in Nevada and Arizona, political experts believe both states are still in play for Republicans.
Democrats are competitive in Florida and Texas, threatening to unseat Senator Rick Scott and Senator Ted Cruz, respectively.
