Cook Political Report Shifts Four Senate Races Toward Democrats

Chuck Schumer: ‘We’re Going to Take Back the Senate’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)Six months ago, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was facing calls to resign as leader after a number of his fellow Democrats voted to join Republicans to end a government shutdown.But now the Democrat from New York is feeling buoyed by his party’s unity in the latest government funding fight, as well as by President Donald Trump’s worsening political standing, and he’…

Cook Shifts 4 Senate Races Toward Democrats, but GOP Still Favored to Hold Majority

The Cook Political Report shifted four U.S. Senate races toward Democrats on April 13, reflecting what the nonpartisan forecaster called an “increasingly sour national environment for Republicans.” The Cook Political Report, which provides analysis of elections and political trends, said that all four moves favored Democrats—the largest one-sided batch of Senate rating changes this cycle. But the GOP remains favored to hold the upper chamber hea…

Cook Political Report: Four Key Senate Races Shift Toward Democrats › American Greatness

An independent, nonpartisan newsletter that analyzes state, federal, and presidential elections says four key U.S. Senate races has shifted toward the Democrats in the upcoming […] Source

Cook Political Report shifts NC Senate race from toss-up to lean Democrat

A leading political ranking model has moved North Carolina’s open United States Senate race into the Democratic column, citing a national political environment turning against Republicans. Cook Political Report on April 13 shifted its rating for the North Carolina seat from “Toss Up” to “Lean Democrat.” That would put the Tar Heel State as a potential net pickup for Democrats in the fall. The move was one of four Senate ratings changes announced…

4 Senate Race Predictions Shift in Political Forecast

As midterm elections loom, a major political forecaster is shifting its predictions in four Senate races to be more favorable for Democrats. While it is an uphill climb for Democrats to take back the upper chamber, changing Cook Political Report race ratings suggest there might be a chance. “With an increasingly sour national environment for Republicans, the Senate battlefield is shifting in Democrats’ favor,” wrote Jessica Taylor of the Cook Po…