Republicans struggle to keep control of Senate
UP FOR GRABS The state of the US Senate remains to be seen following next week’s elections (Photos: AFP/ImageBank)
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f the Republican Party manages to retain its edge in the US Senate the GOP might have Marco Rubio to thank for his last-minute decision to forgo political retirement and run for reelection in Florida.
At press time Rubio led his Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy by more than 5% in the Real Clear Politics (RCP) average poll.
But many of Rubio’s incumbent colleagues are not sitting as pretty as he is. With Republicans defending 24 of the 34 Senate seats up for grabs in next week’s elections the RCP poll shows Democrats may pick up the four seats necessary to erase the advantage Republicans have held since 2014.
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