Despite a lower jobless rate and a recent uptick in President Obama’s approval ratings, Democrats are poised in November to lose their Senate majority and hand over control of Congress entirely to the Republican Party.
With 22 Senate seats up for grabs this fall, Democrats are fighting to hold on to their 53-47 seat majority. They must defend at least seven seats considered “tossups” and are watching three others that could become competitive.
Republicans, who already have a 24-seat majority in the House, need to win just four more Senate seats to achieve a 51-seat majority in that chamber. Republicans already have a head start in Nebraska, where they are favored to snatch away the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Ben Nelson.
