A Path Opens for Senate Democrats

Follow the red brick road: Democrats’ path to Senate through GOP territory

The unlikely but plausible path for the Democrats to win back the Senate opened up Monday with former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-AK) announcement that she’s running against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), giving Democrats an outside shot at flipping the red-state seat in the midterms. Peltola isn’t your typical Democratic candidate. She won two separate statewide elections in Alaska in 2022 for the state’s at-large House seat, defeating the state’s former…

Democrat Senate Hopes Suffer Massive Blow - The American Tribune.com

Democrat hopes of scoring a big win and turning an Alaska Senate seat blue took a big hit, with Senator Lisa Murkowski finally doing something pro-GOP and siding with President Donald Trump to back Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, closing ranks just days after Democrat Mary Peltola entered the race in an attempt to turn part of Alaska blue. As background, Peltola is a former member of Congress who served one partial term and one full term in the Un…

A Path Opens for Senate Democrats

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Mary Peltola’s (D) entrance into the Alaska Senate race gives Democrats another credible target, even as Republicans remain favored to hold the seat.” “There are some similarities between the Alaska and Ohio races, our two Leans Republican-rated Senate races that, hypothetically, would be seats 50 and 51 for Democrats if things break heavily in their favor this November. Republicans still remain favored to hold thei…