Cook Political Report moves three Senate races in Democrats’ favor
Cook moved Kansas to Toss Up after polls showed Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton separated by just a few points, widening Democrats’ pickup path to six seats.
- The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted three Senate race ratings in favor of Democrats on Tuesday, upgrading the outlook for the Republican-held chamber in November.
- These changes expand the Democratic Party's path to control the U.S. Senate, increasing potential seat pickups from two to six seats according to the nonpartisan handicapper.
- In Kansas, Democrat Adam Hamilton is challenging Republican incumbent Senator Roger Marshall, who has branded Hamilton a "radical Democrat" amid a statistically tight race.
- Democrats hope to capitalize on affordability concerns and President Donald Trump's dropping approval ratings as households flag issues like the economy and jobs.
- While recent polls show a dead heat in the Sunflower State, prediction market site Kalshi shows Marshall leading with 66 percent versus 34 percent for Hamilton.
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Plunged by Donald Trump's record, the Republican senator who is fighting to keep his seat in Kansas is put in trouble by his Democratic opponent. An unexpected shift in this Midwest state that has not elected a Democrat to this post since 1932Even for some veterans of American politics, it is a surprise. "There are currently states at stake that I would never have imagined," said former President Barack Obama, quoted by the Washington Post, at a…
The last time a Democrat won the Senate race in Kansas, the Great Depression was still the collective trauma of an America with just over 150 years of independent existence. On November 3, three weeks from now, in the elections that will test, as never before, a Donald Trump with a very low approval rate, a Democrat can win in this state. But polls insist on underestimating the Republican vote. What stories tell the latest studies?
Kansas may surprise the nation and elect a Democrat to the US Senate. MAGA politics reshaped state.
Opinion from H. Edward Flentje: In 1932, Kansas voters elected Democrat George McGill to the U.S Senate. In the 32 senate elections since then, voters have consistently elected Republicans to represent them.This historic streak makes Democrat Adam Hamilton’s bid to prevail in his challenge to the reelection of U.S. Senator Roger Marshall an uphill climb. However, Marshall’s embrace of MAGA politics has changed the dynamics of the race and given …
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