Summary
If Democrats win the White House but lose the Senate, there will be no way to restore abortion rights in the U.S. Without the Senate there are no laws that can be overturned by the Supreme Court.
In Montana, Democratic Senator John Tester appears to be in deep trouble. Ohio Senator and actual populist Sherrod Brown is in a tough battle against Republican Bernie Moreno. Ruben Gallego seems poised to defeat Republican xenophobe Kari Lake in Arizona.
Florida, Montana, and Texas are all states that Trump is likely to win. That means for the Democrats to hang on to the Senate, a number of voters would have to go to the polls and vote for Trump.
In Texas, Colin Allred has endorsed Harris, but he’s also keeping the presidential campaign “at arms length. Only Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida doesn’t seem to be running away from Harris.
The best chance for Tester, Allred, and Mucarsel-Powell is an energized Democratic base turning out at record numbers. The only potentially vulnerable Republicans are Maine Senator and concern-troller Susan Collins, and North Carolina’s Thom Tillis.
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