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Some Good News - Senate Polling Shows Democrats Leading in 8 Races
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Hawk delivers a good news roundup on the road to the 2026 midterm elections, walking through the Senate math and why Democrats need a net gain of several seats to flip control from the current 53 to 47 Republican majority. He lays out the calculation for reaching a working majority while holding Democratic seats in Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire.
From there he runs the board on eight Senate races where Democrats are polling ahead: Mary Peltola in Alaska, Jon Ossoff defending Georgia against Mike Collins, Josh Turek in Iowa, Troy Jackson taking on Susan Collins in Maine after Graham Platner exited the race, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan against Mike Rogers, Roy Cooper with a commanding lead in North Carolina, Sherrod Brown mounting a comeback in Ohio, and James Talarico leading Ken Paxton in Texas.
Hawk spends extra time on Talarico, whose polling shows unusually strong support among Black voters in Texas compared with past Democratic nominees, and on Paxton, whose fundraising has cratered to the point that Donald Trump is planning a rally for him. He also touches on the Jasmine Crockett dynamic in that race.
#JamesTalarico #KenPaxton #RoyCooper #SherrodBrown #JonOssoff #MaryPeltola #TroyJackson #SusanCollins #AbdulElSayed #JasmineCrockett #GrahamPlatner #JoshTurek #MikeRogers #SenateRaces #Midterms #2026Elections #TexasSenate #Democrats #Polling #Politics
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