US elections|The Democratic group is losing two seats to the Republicans, according to a study by The New York Times and Siena College.
A position of power likely to be replaced in the US Senate in the November elections. Poll by The New York Times and Siena College tellsthat the Democrats appear to be losing crucial two seats to the Republicans.
Currently, Democrats and their nonaligned allies hold 51 seats in the Senate, while Republicans hold 49.
Democrats have long faced certain defeat in Republican-leaning West Virginia because longtime Sen Joe Manchin gives up his place.
According to a recent poll, the Democratic senator Jon Tester Montana can’t seem to renew its seat. Republican candidate, wealthy businessman and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy leading him by 13 percentage points.
Seven other seats held by the Democratic group are being divided in races whose winner, according to The New York Times, cannot be considered clear.
On the other hand, the seats allocated by the Republicans do not seem to be within the reach of the Democrats. According to the poll, the best chance may be in Texas, where the sitting Republican senator Ted Cruz led by a Democratic challenger Colin Allred by 48–44 percent.
Senate only one third of the seats are distributed in every election every two years.
This time, the Democrats basically have more to lose, because 23 seats held by them or non-aligned allies will be filled again, and only 11 held by the Republicans.
In the event of a tie, the voting results of the Senate are decided by the vote of the presiding vice president. Thus, the presidential election can also decide the dominance of the Senate.
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