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The thrill is gone: Democrats eye challenging 2024 Senate map after a one-seat gain in 2022
Added 01-02-23 09:03:02am EST - “Sens. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, John Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio have something in common: They are the last Democrats to hold statewide elected office in states that have realigned Republican in the last decade.” - Washingtontimes.com
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Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Washingtontimes.com: “The thrill is gone: Democrats eye challenging 2024 Senate map after a one-seat gain in 2022”. Below is an excerpt from the article.
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Sens. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, John Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio have something in common: They are the last Democrats to hold statewide elected office in states that have realigned Republican in the last decade.
These endangered species are up for reelection in 2024 and will have massive targets on their backs as Republicans seek to take advantage of a more favorable Senate map.
Of the 33 seats up for grabs, Senate Democrats and independents who caucus with the party hold 23 of them. Republicans need to defend only 10 seats.
“This is an incredibly challenging map for Democrats,” said Jacob Rubashkin, an analyst with Inside Elections, a nonpartisan campaign tracker. “In a vacuum, this map is more challenging for Democrats than the 2022 map was, and the reason for that is just the total lack of realistic pickup opportunities for the party.”
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