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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump May Start Dragging GOP Senate Candidates Down With Him
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-may-start-dragging-gop-senate-candidates-down-with-him/Donald Trump doesnt seem to have a good handle on whats going on in the Senate races this year. After previously predicting that Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona would lose in the fall (Flake isnt up for re-election this year), Trump went after Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire this week, saying, Im beating her in the polls by a lot. But Ayotte is running ahead of Trump in New Hampshire, earning a higher share of support in her race than Trump is against Hillary Clinton in the Granite State.
In fact, Republicans in most Senate battlegrounds are running ahead of Trump in their states. That may last, increasing the chances that the GOP hangs on to their Senate majority. But its also possible that Trump begins to drag down his partys down-ballot candidates.
Right now, Republicans hold 54 Senate seats to the Democrats 46. In order to take control of the Senate, Democrats need to pick up four seats if Clinton wins the presidency and five if she doesnt. Of the 34 Senate seats up for grabs in 2016, here are the 10 that are closest to changing parties, according to the current polling averages: Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. All these seats, with the exception of Nevadas, are currently held by Republicans, so Democrats need to win five of them to pick up a net gain of four and win six to pick up a net gain of five. (Im not including the Indiana Senate election, which was shaken up by the late entrance of Democrat Evan Bayh. We have only one poll for the race, which comes from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.)...
But all those Republican candidates are leading by 5 percentage points or less. In the last presidential election cycle, 2012, a number of Republican Senate candidates faded down the stretch, and some, such as Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin, lost healthy-sized leads as the summer turned to fall. In an era in which fewer people are splitting their tickets, the advantages currently enjoyed by the Republican candidates for Senate arent secure. If Trumps troubles continue or worsen, he could take down these Republican candidates with them.
In fact, Republicans in most Senate battlegrounds are running ahead of Trump in their states. That may last, increasing the chances that the GOP hangs on to their Senate majority. But its also possible that Trump begins to drag down his partys down-ballot candidates.
Right now, Republicans hold 54 Senate seats to the Democrats 46. In order to take control of the Senate, Democrats need to pick up four seats if Clinton wins the presidency and five if she doesnt. Of the 34 Senate seats up for grabs in 2016, here are the 10 that are closest to changing parties, according to the current polling averages: Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. All these seats, with the exception of Nevadas, are currently held by Republicans, so Democrats need to win five of them to pick up a net gain of four and win six to pick up a net gain of five. (Im not including the Indiana Senate election, which was shaken up by the late entrance of Democrat Evan Bayh. We have only one poll for the race, which comes from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.)...
But all those Republican candidates are leading by 5 percentage points or less. In the last presidential election cycle, 2012, a number of Republican Senate candidates faded down the stretch, and some, such as Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin, lost healthy-sized leads as the summer turned to fall. In an era in which fewer people are splitting their tickets, the advantages currently enjoyed by the Republican candidates for Senate arent secure. If Trumps troubles continue or worsen, he could take down these Republican candidates with them.
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Trump May Start Dragging GOP Senate Candidates Down With Him (Original Post)
KamaAina
Aug 2016
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)1. Of course he will. Anyone who endorsed him has egg on their face.
Kber
(5,043 posts)2. Well, that would just be a real shame.
Yep. Real shame.
unblock
(52,317 posts)3. please proceed, donnie ;)