Eight weeks out: Dems see narrow path to Senate majority

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Eight weeks out: Dems see narrow path to Senate majority
By Lisa Hagen and Max Greenwood - 09/11/18 06:00 AM EDT

Eight weeks out from the midterm elections, both Republicans and Democrats find themselves with a path to a Senate majority.
 
For Democrats, it is a surprising development given this year’s difficult political map: The party is defending nearly two-dozen seats, including 10 seats in states won by President Trump in 2016.
 
Yet if the party can sweep every race considered a toss-up, it would end up with a 52-48 majority in the next Congress — even while losing Texas, where Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) is giving GOP Sen. Ted Cruz a stronger-than-expected challenge.
 
The path for the GOP remains easier — and much more realistic.
 

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/405980-eight-weeks-out-dems-see-narrow-path-to-senate-majority

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I don’t actually see the loss of the Senate, this time, but it would be completely self-inflicted, if it ever happens. They really seem to be more comfortable in the minority role, playing the contrarian.