Senate races 2026
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White racists are not voting for Ramaswamy. With the erosion of MAGA from the GOP, it seems like he could have a chance. |
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Democrats hoping to regain control of the Senate in this year’s midterm elections face a tough task: They must flip four seats controlled by Republicans, on a map that offers few obvious opportunities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/politics/the-key-senate-races-to-watch-in-2026.html Key open seats and vulnerable incumbents Maine Georgia North Carolina Michigan Where parties need to defend friendly turf Ohio Minnesota Iowa Alaska Texas Nebraska |
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Plus Minnesota may get a jolt as well if Amy Klobuchar runs for Governor...
Tim Walz Drops Bid for Third Term and Amy Klobuchar May Run Instead https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/walz-governor-fraud-klobuchar.html Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met on Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to succeed him as governor. |
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It appears Peltola will be running for the AK seat!
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Anonymous
In a blue wave, these three could be flipped. |
Anonymous
I like your optimism. I don't agree with it, but I like it. |
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/mary-peltola-senate-alaska.html Former Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska, a Democrat, announced on Monday that she was running for the state’s Senate seat, giving Democrats a big boost as they fight an uphill battle to win back the Senate in the midterm elections. Ms. Peltola, who was Alaska’s sole House member from 2022 until her defeat in 2024, is one of her red state’s few prominent Democrats. She has been considered perhaps the only person who could pose a threat to Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican who is up for re-election this year. In her announcement video, Ms. Peltola made clear that she planned to position herself as a political outsider fixated on state and local issues like Alaska’s fishing industry and rising cost of living. She resurrected a slogan she used during her House campaigns — “fish, family and freedom” — and said she would propose term limits for members of Congress. “It’s not just that politicians in D.C. don’t care that we’re paying $17 a gallon for milk in rural Alaska — they don’t even believe us,” Ms. Peltola said. |
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Republicans hoping to flip a New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat in 2026 face an uphill climb, according to a new NHJournal/Praecones Analytica poll showing Democratic Representative Chris Pappas ahead in hypothetical matchups, though significant numbers of undecided voters keep the race far from settled. |
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Suddenly, Alaska Is in Play
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/opinion/politics/alaska-mary-peltola-senate.html Widely considered the only Democrat with a prayer of making that race competitive, Ms. Peltola is a big get for Schumer & Company. She is the last building block in a precarious electoral strategy the party has been working on for months, as it coaxed top-tier contenders into races in North Carolina, Ohio, Maine (where a hot primary rages) and now Alaska. She has given the party a shot of hope — and a boost that extends beyond the ultimate outcome of her race. “Cost is our No. 1 issue,” said Mr. Schumer, who, starting this week, will give a series of speeches laying out the party’s plans to lower the costs of housing, child care, groceries and, of course, health care. The Democrats have worked to make President Trump’s assault on health care coverage, including killing the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies and slashing Medicaid, a hot issue. (See: last year’s government shutdown.) This could wind up resonating in Alaska, which relies heavily on Medicaid. If you really want to dig into the electoral nitty-gritty, forcing the G.O.P. to bleed money in red states helps the entire blue team. Every $5 million that Republicans must spend trying to protect Dan Sullivan in Alaska is $5 million that cannot go toward unseating, say, the Democratic senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia. |
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I also really like him and liked him for Texas. The fact he didn’t win last time does not speak well of Texas — he’s a great candidate. I think he had more chance of winning than her. |
Anonymous
Agreed. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. He might have made a different decision to run for Senate now, given that the environment is more favorable for Democrats than it was when he bowed out of the Senate race. But it probably was daunting to run for Senate again so soon after he had lost, and he's young and talented, and he has a lot more years ahead of him to run for office |