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Democrats Must Win 5 of 6 Senate Races or Trump Reshapes the Supreme Court for 30 Years
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Six truly competitive Senate races will decide control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms: Iowa, Alaska, Ohio, Texas, Maine, and North Carolina. Roy Cooper is pulling away in North Carolina while the other five sit within the margin of error, and with John Fetterman expected to side with Republicans for two more years, Hawk lays out why Democrats need to win five of the six, with Mary Peltola in Alaska, Josh Turek in Iowa, Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and James Talarico in Texas.
The stakes reach the Supreme Court. If Republicans hold the Senate, Hawk expects Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to retire next year, handing Donald Trump two more picks and a Trump-selected five-justice majority that would lock in the court for 30 years, even if a Democratic president in 2028 eventually replaces John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, or Elena Kagan.
Then there is Maine, where Graham Platner faces an allegation of violent sexual assault first reported by Politico, an account Hawk finds credible and Platner denies as categorically false. Hawk draws a parallel to Eric Swalwell, who left the California governor's race amid sexual misconduct allegations he also denies, and says Platner should withdraw before Monday's deadline.
#GrahamPlatner #EricSwalwell #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #DonaldTrump #JohnFetterman #RoyCooper #MaryPeltola #JoshTurek #SherrodBrown #JamesTalarico #SupremeCourt #Senate #2026Midterms #Maine #Texas #Democrats #SenateRaces #SCOTUS #Hawk
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