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2022 US Senate races we haven't followed (yet)

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2022 US Senate races we haven't followed (yet)

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So there are 35 races this year:

Seats held by Democrats: 14
Seats held by Republicans: 21

We're talking about 9 of them, so I thought maybe a catch-all thread for the other 26.

We're talking about Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

If any of the others are interesting, please tell us why.
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Mike Lee and Evan McMullin in Utah are polling a lot closer than anyone expected. Fwiw.
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The only thing interesting in Illinois is that the GOP appears to have elected a RINO (I mean, not a loon and very possibly, a moderate). The biggest potential issue for Tammy Duckworth is that Salvi's strength is in the northeast, especially in my area, which is purple though has been moving slowly from a red shade of purple to a bluer one.

If you look at the primary, Tammy running unopposed, had more votes than all of the GOP candidates combined. She's probably safe.
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This 538 article notes, for this season's competitive senate (and gubernatorial) races, Democrats are fielding more experienced candidates. That is, candidates with prior experience in winning elections.

Which may partially explain why the Democratic candidates are currently doing better in the polls.

But left unsaid is the pretty obvious implication that Republicans don't intend to govern; they're not there to fix problems. So no need to nominate and back candidates with proven but unglorious records in the sausagemaking that is politics.
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bob wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:47 pm This 538 article notes, for this season's competitive senate (and gubernatorial) races, Democrats are fielding more experienced candidates. That is, candidates with prior experience in winning elections.

Which may partially explain why the Democratic candidates are currently doing better in the polls.

But left unsaid is the pretty obvious implication that Republicans don't intend to govern; they're not there to fix problems. So no need to nominate and back candidates with proven but unglorious records in the sausagemaking that is politics.
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