Democrats Add To Edge In Battle for Senate Control

The Cook Political Report shifts three Senate races towards the Democrats:

• GEORGIA: Kelly Loeffler (R) — Lean R to Toss Up
• ALASKA: Dan Sullivan (R) — Likely R to Lean R
• TEXAS: John Cornyn (R) — Likely R to Lean R

“So we are increasing our current projection of the most likely outcome to a Democratic net gain of between two and seven Senate seats. That still leaves pretty much just one scenario — a two-seat net gain — where Republicans would still hold control. Three seats would put the partisan breakdown as a tie, and with a Biden win still more likely than Democrats flipping the Senate, that would probably mean Democratic control too. But some Republicans think a good night might be holding Democrats to simply that 51-49 majority instead of even bigger gains.”

“Of course, there could also be two outstanding races in Georgia headed to a January runoff that could either determine the Senate majority or how large the Democrats’ edge ultimately may be.”