Republicans are pushing to regain control of the chamber to frustrate Biden’s agenda.
By Ali Harb
Americans will head to the polls on November 8 to vote in elections with enormous consequences for the country’s future. Control for both chambers of the United States Congress will be in play.
There are 35 Senate races this year, but the winner is all but a foregone conclusion in most of the contests. Republicans are expected to retain their seats in conservative states like Alabama and Idaho, while Democratic candidates will most likely win in liberal states, including California and New York.
That leaves a handful of races in play; those are largely based in swing states that do not have clear ideological leanings.
Democrats hold the slimmest of majorities in the 100-member Senate which is divided 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tiebreaker. So to gain control of the chamber, the Republican Party, also known as the GOP, needs to add only one seat.
The GOP will try to flip seats in swing states up for grabs – Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and New Hampshire – while protecting its vulnerable candidates in Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida.
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