Three Senate races shift toward Democrats in Cook ratings
The latest changes reflect growing worries for Republicans.

The Cook Political Report, an election handicapper, is shifting its odds for Senate races in Kansas, North Carolina and New Hampshire toward Democrats. The changes show how unfavorable the political environment continues to be for Republican candidates amid the war in Iran and the state of the economy. These races being more competitive could spell…
The latest changes reflect growing worries for Republicans.
The Democratic Party’s path to controlling the US Senate continues to widen four weeks before Election Day, with once solidly conservative Kansas now considered a tossup race, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report said Tuesday.
Cook Political Report shifted three key Senate races to the left in Kansas, North Carolina, and New Hampshire on Tuesday as Democrats seek to retake the upper chamber in the midterm elections. Democrats need to win four Senate seats to gain a net majority, and the election forecaster estimates they can win two to six…