Possible Chance Of The Independent Senators Siding With Democrats

Democrats need to gain three or four seats to take control in 2020.

Possible chance of the independent senators siding with democrats.

Doug jones d ala democrats are on the defensive in deep red alabama roughly three years after jones defeated republican roy moore roy. David perdue r has a long list of democrats vying to challenge him in his first senate reelection campaign. They need a net gain of four seats to win the majority or three if they win the white house since the vice president would be the tie. Republicans must defend 22 of 34 seats but the lay of the land seems to favor the gop.

All these things taken together mean that the chances of democrats taking back the senate are rising and is now close to 50 50 odds i m a little bit more optimistic than that. Below is a list of u s. Here are the senate seats most likely to flip in 2020. States with green stripes have a senator from one party and an independent who caucuses with the democrats.

And they have but their final task to the majority is the hardest. James joyner friday july 24 2020 13 comments. Senators up for reelection are siding with trump trump may not be able to resist intervening in senate and house races given his desire for being the center of attention. Democrats likely to retake senate a hundred days out a wave election is the best bet.

The wall street journal s jim vande hei is the latest in a long line of luminaries who have advocated to see an independent challenger to the two likely nominees of the democratic and republican. Democrats probably want to expand their chances outside these four main senate showdowns in case they don t win them all. The united states senate consists of 100 members two from each of the 50 states.