GOP now predicted to retake the Senate
September 13, 2024 | Chris Donaldson
Republicans are looking to be in a good position to regain control of the Senate with a key race now being forecast to be won by the GOP which could retake the majority for the first time in four years.
In its latest update, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report has changed the Montana Senate race between incumbent Democrat Jon Tester and GOP challenger Tim Sheehy from “toss-up” to “lean Republican” with less than two months to go until Election Day.
Sheehy, who is backed by former President Donald J. Trump, has moved ahead of Tester whose campaign touts him as a “third-generation Montana dirt farmer” in the pivotal race, a key state in a year when Democrats are facing a difficult electoral map to hold or build upon their thin majority.
“Today we are making a major shift — moving the Montana Senate race from Toss Up to Lean Republican,” said The Cook Political Report’s Jessica Taylor. “This means that Republicans are now an even heavier favorite to win back control of the Senate, regardless of the result at the top of the ticket.”
Republicans need to flip two seats to once again have the upper hand in the Senate and things are looking good in West Virginia where moderate Joe Manchin is retiring with the takedown of Tester potentially being the difference maker.
Republican Bernie Moreno is seriously challenging incumbent Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio in a race that could go either way.
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