—
Here is what RealClearPolitics is saying about the 2018 Senate races:
45 Senate seats are likely to go (or stay) Democratic column.
48 Senate seats are likely to go (or stay) Republican column.
While RCP predicts that 7 Senate seats are Toss-ups. A few of these are wide open races.
Those Toss-up states, that will determine the balance of power in the Senate are:
Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, and Tennessee.
AZ and TN are “Open races” — meaning that no incumbent is running.
Here are the RCP links to those Toss-up races, with Candidate descriptions, and their current polling averages. Those state links have additional links, to the Candidate sites, etc:
[ I’ve annotated these results — by indicated where the Democrat stands, with respect to the leading Candidate, indicated by bold.]
— —
AZ (Open contest — no incumbent)
Martha McSally (R) 33.3%
Kelli Ward (R) 25.3%
Joe Arpaio (R) 19.5%
Kyrsten Sinema (D) [ Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema leads all of her potential Republican opponents by at least 7 percentage points. — from fivethirtyeight.com]
[ Arizona's Primary Election is Tuesday, August 28th. The Democratic side is a race between Deedra Abboud and Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema. — www.abc15.com]
—
FL
Rick Scott (R) 45.5%
Bill Nelson (D) 44.3% (Down by 1.2)
IN
Joe Donnelly (D) 51%* (Leads by 12) (*most recent, single non-averaged poll)
Mike Braun (R) 39%
MO
Josh Hawley (R) 46.0%
Claire McCaskill (D) 45.8% (Down by 0.2 — virtually tied)
NV
Jacky Rosen (D) 41.3% (Leads by 0.6 — virtually tied)
Dean Heller (R) 40.7%
ND
Kevin Cramer (R) 44.0%
Heidi Heitkamp (D) 43.5% (Down by 0.5 — virtually tied)
TN (Open contest— no incumbent)
Phil Bredesen (D) 44.3% (Leads by 1.6)
Marsha Blackburn (R) 42.7%
— —
Even if the Dems win 6 out of these 7 Toss-ups, they will likely take-over the Senate: 51 to 49
If you are looking to make a difference, get up to speed these races, and contribute to the Senate Candidate with a (D) after their names.
It’s a relatively steep climb, but most challenges worth reaching in Life, usually are.
Here’s was such a “climb” I made myself yesterday — on a 6 mile Photo-Day hike:
I think I can. I know I can. I can do it. I did it.
I think we can. I know we can. We can do it. We Did It!
— — —