Clear Path to Senate Majority Opens for Republicans

Nate Silver: “Pollsters are picking up the pace after a slow start in this midterm election season… The bottom line is not much has changed. The FiveThirtyEight forecast model gives Republicans a 65.1% chance of winning the Senate with the new polling added, similar to the 63.5% chance that our previous forecast gave them on Friday.”

“But the path to a Republican majority is becoming a little clearer — and the problem for Democrats is that it runs through six deeply red states.”

Meanwhile, The Upshot gives Republicans a 61% chance of taking the Senate.