Possible Chance Of The Independent Senators Siding With Democrats

David perdue r has a long list of democrats vying to challenge him in his first senate reelection campaign.

Possible chance of the independent senators siding with democrats. All these things taken together mean that the chances of democrats taking back the senate are rising and is now close to 50 50 odds i m a little bit more optimistic than that. Here are the senate seats most likely to flip in 2020. Doug jones d ala democrats are on the defensive in deep red alabama roughly three years after jones defeated republican roy moore roy. The wall street journal s jim vande hei is the latest in a long line of luminaries who have advocated to see an independent challenger to the two likely nominees of the democratic and republican.

The united states senate consists of 100 members two from each of the 50 states. Senators in the 116th united states congress. States with green stripes have a senator from one party and an independent who caucuses with the democrats. And they have but their final task to the majority is the hardest.

Democrats tried and failed to recruit abrams to run for senate. James joyner friday july 24 2020 13 comments. They need a net gain of four seats to win the majority or three if they win the white house since the vice president would be the tie. Democrats probably want to expand their chances outside these four main senate showdowns in case they don t win them all.

Democrats need to gain three or four seats to take control in 2020. Below is a list of u s. Democrats likely to retake senate a hundred days out a wave election is the best bet.