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Democrats Poised to Seize Control of Senate, Polls Suggest

President Trump on a campaign swing through West Virginia with GOP Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey. On Friday, Trump will make a campaign appearance in Missouri on behalf of Senate contender Josh Hawley.  [Reuters/Kevin Lamarque]

By    |   Thursday, 20 September 2018 06:50 PM EDT

Democrats are leading in the polls for most of the closely contested states as strategists are beginning to question whether the GOP’s firewall in the Senate is strong enough to prevent a total Democratic takeover of Congress in November.

This should have been a good year for Republicans. Ten Senate Democrats are running for re-election in states Donald Trump won in 2016. Trump carried several of those 10 states – including West Virginia, North Dakota, Indiana, and Missouri -- by double-digit margins.

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Democrats are leading in the polls for most of the closely contested states as strategists are beginning to question whether the GOP's firewall in the Senate is strong enough to prevent a total Democratic takeover of Congress in November.This should have been a good year...
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