6 months to midterms: The Senate seats that could tip the balance of power
With six months to go until this year's midterm elections, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chair, Sen. Tim Scott, says he believes the GOP can not only hold but...
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With six months to go until this year's midterm elections, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chair, Sen. Tim Scott, says he believes the GOP can not only hold but expand its current 53–47 majority. "There's no doubt the climate has gotten more and more difficult by the day," Scott, R-S.C., acknowledged in a recent Fox News Digital interview. But he emphasized he remains "incredibly optimistic" heading into the midterms as he defends the GOP's Senate majority. Republicans — as the party currently in power — were already up against traditional political headwinds that lead to a loss of congressional seats. Add to that the challenging climate fueled by persistent inflation, rising gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and President Donald Trump' s underwater approval ratings. Scott's rival and counterpart at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is optimistic that Democrats can flip the chamber. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital earlier this year she sees "all the makings of a blue wave." DEMOCRATS BUILD MIDTERM MOMENTUM BUT REPUBLICANS STILL IN DRIVER'S SEAT IN SENATE MAJORITY BATTLE Here's a look at the 10 Senate seats most likely to flip and potentially flip the balance of power in the chamber. Republican Sen. Susan Collins is running for re-election for a sixth six-year term in blue-leaning Maine. Collins is the only Republican senator running for re-election this year in a state that then-Vice President Kamala Harris carried in her 2024 presidential election defeat to Trump. And Collins has seen a deterioration of her poll numbers among Mainers from her last re-election six years ago. But Collins, who has long been a top DSCC target, has proven tough to beat. STRATEGY SESSION: TRUMP TEAM HUDDLES ON MIDTERM MESSAGING Facing Collins will likely be veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner, the all-but-certain Democratic nominee after two-term Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of…