Democrats’ prospects across the board look about as good as they have at any point in the 2026 election cycle, and about as good could have reasonably have been imagined at any point since late November 2024. House, Senate, governorships, state legislative races, really just about everything is looking pretty rosy. The point of this post isn’t to rain on any of that. But for the last week or so I’ve been wanting to write a post about just how close many of the frontline Senate races are, despite the fact that it’s plausible that Democrats could come out of this election with a majority in the low or even mid-50s. What I’m talking about here is no more than the inherent uncertainty around around all polls and all elections. But it’s still worth absorbing.
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