5 potential midterm Senate upsets
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- The Hill reports: “Senate races are tightening in the closing days of the midterm cycle, expanding the battleground map and fueling both parties’ dreams of game-changing pickups. A handful of tight Senate races are …”
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