Democrats Just Might Win the Senate
Hugo LowellPoliticsAug 26, 2026 5:00 PMDemocrats Just Might Win the SenateStrategists in both parties have long thought that everything would need to go right for Democrats to take over Congress this fall. A Reuters/Ipsos poll has shown his approval nearing 30 percent.The last time a Republican president was presiding over an unpopular war and spiking gas prices with less than 40 percent approval—George W. Sullivan by more than 5 percentage points in the state’s nonpartisan primary, according to incomplete results, suggesting Democratic voters are highly engaged in that race.In an added annoyance for Republicans, a retired teacher named Dan J.
- ▪Hugo LowellPoliticsAug 26, 2026 5:00 PMDemocrats Just Might Win the SenateStrategists in both parties have long thought that everything would need to go right for Democrats to take over Congress this fall.
- ▪A Reuters/Ipsos poll has shown his approval nearing 30 percent.The last time a Republican president was presiding over an unpopular war and spiking gas prices with less than 40 percent approval—George W.
- ▪Sullivan by more than 5 percentage points in the state’s nonpartisan primary, according to incomplete results, suggesting Democratic voters are highly engaged in that race.In an added annoyance for Republicans, a retired teacher named Dan J
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Hugo LowellPoliticsAug 26, 2026 5:00 PMDemocrats Just Might Win the SenateStrategists in both parties have long thought that everything would need to go right for Democrats to take over Congress this fall. Their map, though, is becoming more forgiving.Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyWith primary elections in the key 2026 battleground states largely complete, Democrats have emerged with several open paths to take the majority in the US Senate.The basic contours of the national map remain uphill for Democrats.
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