Polling suggests control of Senate could flip to GOP

 Red State:

New polling numbers out of the states of Ohio and Wisconsin are very good news for Mitch McConnell and very bad news for Chuck Schumer. Panic seems to be setting in for Democrats as they see their chances of retaining control of the Senate slip from their grasp.

In Ohio, Democrat incumbent Sherrod Brown is consistently polling behind his Republican rival, Bernie Moreno. RedState reported last week on polling from RMG Research that showed Moreno ahead of Brown by a 48 percent to 46 percent margin. New polling out from ActiVote confirms Moreno's lead, with the new data having Moreno sitting at 51.1 percent while Brown is at 48.9 percent. That's a pretty consistent 2 percent-plus lead for the Republican challenger with just under five weeks until election day.

There have been signs that Democrats were getting ready to call it quits on Sherrod Brown, most notably the lack of funds flowing into his campaign from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). The DSCC seemed to be diverting funds from Ohio into the Senate race in Montana, where incumbent Jon Tester is facing stiff competition from Republican Tim Sheehy.

Seeing their chances of retaining Senate control dwindling, the DSCC decided to focus on the races in Texas and Florida, where Republican incumbents Ted Cruz and Rick Scott are up for reelection. This could well be a Hail Mary pass from Democrats, who are desperate to keep Chuck Schumer as majority leader.
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Texas and Florida are two of the Reddist states in the union so it would be surprising if Democrats prevailed in the senate races in those states. Still, it is evidence of desperation by the Democrats that they see those states as their best chances.  I will be voting for Ted Cruz.  He is one of the smartest Senators in Congress.

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