Axios reported Friday that Democrats are setting their sights on three deep-red Senate seats as a goal to maintain their Senate majority.
With Senate races in Montana and Ohio increasingly out of party control, Democrats are setting their sights on: targeting Republican incumbents in Texas, Florida, and Nebraska less than 40 days from the election; According to To Axios. Despite the newly formed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), announced In an ad campaign aimed at unseating Republican senators, polls show Texas, Florida and Nebraska will challenge flips. (Related: 'Shame on her': Kamala Harris wants to nuke the filibuster to advance one of the left's favorite crusaders)
DSCC Chairman Gary Peters: “Senate Democrats continue to expand and attack'' said in a press release Thursday. “DSCC has been preparing to take advantage of Sen. Cruz and Sen. Scott’s vulnerable position in the states all cycle, and now efforts in Texas and Florida are accelerating.”
DSCC's multi-million dollar television advertising campaign focuses on “holding Cruz and Scott accountable for their allegedly unpopular records and agendas.” According to Go to press release.
WASHINGTON, DC – February 8: Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) speaks with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Arrived at the public hearing of the association. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio are both trailing their respective Republican challengers in the polls.
Most recently, Tester was trailing Republican challenger Tim Sheehy by seven points. According to That's a 6-point difference compared to the Neapolitan News September poll. According to in the August AARP poll. According to Neapolitan News, Brown is also trailing Republican opponent Bernie Moreno by just two points. public opinion poll and ActiveVote investigation From September.
“Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown are polling so poorly in Ohio that Chuck Schumer and his left-wing donors are pushing Texas, “We decided to spend millions of dollars in Florida and Nebraska.” he told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
In Texas, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz leads his Democratic challenger and current Congressman Colin Allred by an average of 3.4 points. According to To FiveThirtyEight. In Texas consistently He has been a Republican senator since the 1990s and has voted for every Republican presidential candidate since 1980.
Similarly, Florida Sen. Rick Scott maintains a 4.5-point lead over former Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell. According to To FiveThirtyEight. Florida's partisan history is slightly more diverse than Texas', with former governors turn over In 2018, the Senate seat was red. (Related: Vulnerable Senate Democrats could face serious trouble in Montana, new poll finds)
In Nebraska, Republican Sen. Deb Fischer holds an average lead of 3.3 points over Democratic candidate Dan Osborne. According to To FiveThirtyEight. Nebraska has also voted and elected Republican senators in the past few election cycles. surely Red since 1968.
“The NRSC's top priority is to help sitting senators defeat their radical liberal opponents,” Letso told DCNF.
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