{"id":2350996,"date":"2024-10-04T21:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T01:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-full-panic-mode-terrified-as-republican-in-key-senate-race-catches-them-off-guard-report\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T21:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T01:09:10","slug":"democrats-in-full-panic-mode-terrified-as-republican-in-key-senate-race-catches-them-off-guard-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-full-panic-mode-terrified-as-republican-in-key-senate-race-catches-them-off-guard-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats in Full Panic Mode, Terrified as Republican in Key Senate Race Catches Them Off Guard: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-in-full-panic-mode-terrified-as-republican-in-key-senate-race-catches-them-off-guard-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-celebrates-after-massive-endorsement-by-blm-leader-dems-should-be-nervous\/\" title=\"Trump rejoices over major BLM leader endorsement, Dems on edge\">facing increasing concerns<\/a>\u2062 regarding the upcoming Senate elections, particularly in Wisconsin, where incumbent \u2062Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin is reportedly \u2062in a closely contested race against Republican challenger Eric Hovde. Recent reports\u200d indicate that Baldwin&#8217;s lead has diminished significantly,\u2062 heightening alarm among Democratic sources. Current polling shows Baldwin holding \u200ca narrow 3.5 \u200cpercent lead, though other\u2063 surveys suggest a tighter race with\u2064 only a 2 percent margin.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are expected to have a financial advantage in Wisconsin, with a nearly $3.5 million spending edge\u2064 on advertising \u2062attributed to contributions, including a\u200b substantial $17 million from\u200b a super PAC associated with Mitch McConnell. In addition to Wisconsin, Republicans are also hopeful about potential\u200b pickups in other key states, including Montana, where GOP\u200d challenger Tim Sheehy leads incumbent Senator Jon Tester, and Ohio,\u2064 where Senator Sherrod Brown is perceived as vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-prepared-to-offer-compromise-as-republicans-continue-losing\/\" title=\"Trump is ready to make concessions amid ongoing Republican losses\">political landscape suggests<\/a> that if Republicans maintain their \u2063current seats and secure wins \u200cin \u200dcompetitive races, they may reclaim control of the \u200bSenate, which currently leans Democratic \u2063by\u2064 a narrow \u200bmargin. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-in-and-whos-out-heres-the-senate-state-of-play-for-2024\/\" title=\"2024 Senate: Who&#039;s in, who&#039;s out?\">competitive races include<\/a> those in Arizona, Maryland, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, all of which are pivotal in determining the balance of power in the Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats have another emerging concern in their bid to hold on to a Senate majority next month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/04\/wisconsin-senate-race-baldwin-hovde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported Friday that the race between incumbent Wisconsin Democratic Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/businessman-announces-run-vulnerable-dem-tammy-baldwin-critical-swing-state-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tammy Baldwin<\/a> and Republican challenger Eric Hovde has tightened significantly as Election Day approaches.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Multiple Democratic sources told Axios there are &lsquo;alarm bells&rsquo; ringing in the state, arguing the race is much tighter than what public polling has shown,&rdquo; the news outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The Real Clear Polling average shows Baldwin with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/wisconsin\/hovde-vs-baldwin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.5 percent<\/a> lead.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/09\/28\/us\/elections\/times-siena-rust-belt-crosstabs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times\/Siena College survey<\/a> has Baldwin up 7 percentage points, but a Trafalgar Group poll released after the Times one shows her only with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WI-Gen-Pres-Report-1001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 percent edge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Axios further noted, &ldquo;Between the lines: Over the next month, Republicans in the state have a nearly $3.5 million spending advantage on the airwaves, according to a source familiar with ad buys in Wisconsin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A super PAC affiliated with Mitch McConnell just dropped $17 million into the race.<\/p>\n<p>Hovde is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-donors-back-efforts-to-recall-calif-gov-newsom\/\" title=\"Trump donors back efforts to recall Calif. Gov. Newsom\">real estate developer<\/a> and CEO of Sunwest Bank, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/01\/03\/who-is-eric-hovde-what-to-know-about-likely-tammy-baldwin-wisconsin-senate-challenger\/71896731007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FEMA is out of money to assist Americans who desperately need help recovering from Helene, because politicians like Tammy Baldwin and Kamala Harris have given taxpayer funded handouts to illegal immigrants. That&rsquo;s radical, extreme &amp; WRONG.<\/p>\n<p>This crap needs to stop and we need to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ntgdOaHmWp\">pic.twitter.com\/ntgdOaHmWp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricHovde\/status\/1841942907982373244?\">October 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition to a possible pick up in Wisconsin, the road to a Republican majority in the Senate appears to be widening.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats currently have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/history\/partydiv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one-seat advantage<\/a> in the chamber, including four independent senators who caucus with the party.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are expected to pick up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-west-virginia-dem-leader-switches-parties-state-gop-isnt-sure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia<\/a> seat currently held by retiring independent Joe Manchin, which would bring the breakdown to 50-50 if the party control of the seats otherwise stayed the same.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Republican challenger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-backed-navy-seal-tim-sheehy-wins-primary-bid-flip-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Sheehy<\/a>, a Navy SEAL veteran, is currently ahead of incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Tester in Montana by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/montana\/sheehy-vs-tester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> nearly 6 percentage points<\/a> in the RCP average.<\/p>\n<p>So if all current GOP senators hold on their seats, which the Cook Political Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anticipates<\/a> they will likely do, the Republicans would take the majority.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown appears vulnerable in Ohio, only holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/ohio\/brown-vs-moreno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.3 percentage point<\/a> lead in the RCP average. Cook rates the race a toss-up.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the open Michigan Senate seat is a toss-up with Rep. Elissa Slotkin just holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/michigan\/rogers-vs-slotkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 percentage point lead<\/a> in the RCP average over former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers. This is a toss-up race, as well, according to Cook.<\/p>\n<p>Other Senate races in which the GOP could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potentially prevail<\/a> include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-makes-two-recommendations-supporters-trying-avoid-election-day-chaos-seen-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a>, Maryland, Nevada, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/pennsylvania\/mccormick-vs-casey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Axios reported that the race between incumbent Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde has become much closer as Election Day nears, with Democratic sources indicating that the situation is more competitive than public polls suggest. The Real Clear Polling average shows Baldwin leading by 3.5 percent, while a recent New York Times\/Siena College poll indicates a 7-point lead for her, contrasted by a Trafalgar Group poll showing only a 2-point advantage for Baldwin. Additionally, Republicans have nearly $3.5 million more to spend on advertising in Wisconsin, with Mitch McConnell&#8217;s super PAC contributing $17 million to the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2350997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wisconsin-Senate-Race.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,11658,3911],"class_list":["post-2350996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-panic","tag-republican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wisconsin-Senate-Race.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}