Democrats are holding steady in contested Senate races where outcomes may weigh heavily on the candidates themselves and their campaigns, with less help from the chosen favorite on the top of the ballot.
Stu Rothenberg, editor of The Rothenberg Political Report, outlined the seats in play for Senate control, saying the path for Republicans is increasingly difficult in how they would have to pull an “inside straight” of conquering Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Virginia and Montana to really have a chance.
“If you asked me who would be more likely than not to win the Senate, today, I’d have to say the Democrats,” Rothenberg told The Daily Rundown’s Chuck Todd.
One of the most prominent battlegrounds for the Senate is being played out in GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s state of Massachusetts. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren and sitting Sen. Scott Brown have been in a dead heat in the polls with a race that has garnered a great deal of national media attention—not to mention bundles cash from outside spending groups.
The race could now be reaching a turning point with four polls this week showing Warren eking out a lead. But Rothenberg cautioned the bounce back could be little more than short term movement, and not telling for the outcome of the election.









