“…After Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) built momentum in recent months on the campaign trail with Republicans and won Virginiaâs gubernatorial race after initially being the underdog, the University of Virginia Center for Politics shifts several Democrat Senate seats to âToss-up.â
The analysis from the Center for Politics explained that Youngkinâs win confirmed that Democrats had a âpoor environmentâ in Virginia, âwhich if replicated next November could help the Republicans win back the House and the Senate.â
âNeedless to say, this is a horrible result for Democrats and for the White House,â the analysis further explained. âYoungkinâs 2-point victory⌠represented an 11-point shift in the GOPâs favor from 4 years ago, when now-Gov. Ralph Northam (D) won by almost 9 points. Going back a bit further to 2013, McAuliffe won by 2.5 points that year.â
The Center for Politics changed four major Democrat Senate races, a year ahead of the midterms:
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- Sen. Mark Kellyâs Arizona Senate seat was changed to a âToss-upâ from âLeans Democratic.â
- Sen. Raphael Warnockâs Georgia Senate seat was changed to a âToss-upâ from âLeans Democratic.â
- Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastoâs Nevada Senate seat was changed to a âToss-upâ from âLeans Democratic.â
- Sen. Michael Bennetâs Colorado Senate seat was changed from âSafe Democraticâ to âLikely Democratic,â not entirely being pushed to âToss-upâ for the time being…”