Nick Gilbertson 15 Oct 2024
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.
In Montana, Republican nominee Tim Sheehy is a comfortable eight points ahead of Sen. Jon Tester, 50 percent to 42 percent in the NRSC polling memo. Moreover, Sheehy’s favorability rating is +5 percentage points, while Tester’s is two points underwater.
In the red state of Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno has a 45 percent to 43 percent lead over Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) with the election exactly three weeks out, while former President Donald Trump has an 11-point advantage in the presidential race.
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