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Trial Balloon · Ep. 191: Blue Wave Update

Senate Control Is a Toss Up

October 9, 2022 · 5:50 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Politico: “With 30 days to go until Election Day, polling averages suggest Democrats and Republicans are each poised to win 50 Senate seats. Each party currently has the lead in just one seat currently held by the opposition: The Republican is slightly ahead in Nevada, while the Democrat has the lead in Pennsylvania.”

“And the polling averages in Politico’s four Toss Up races remain tight — including in Georgia, where there’s only been a single, one-day survey conducted since the allegations that GOP nominee Herschel Walker (R) paid for his then-girlfriend’s abortion in 2009.”

The New York Times says control of the Senate will likely come down to Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

Nate Silver: Nevada could be Senate Republicans’ ace in the hole.

Peggy Noonan: Why Herschel Walker shouldn’t have run.

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