Click through for my highly useful guide to the midterms this evening, condensing the entire Senate contest into ten races with highly informed commentary. Also, an Alvin Greene joke. Here’s the intro, then read the rest:
The Republican Party will need to pick up ten seats to take control of the Senate in tonight’s election, and even if they perform well, it will be a long shot. The GOP is virtually guaranteed to turn blue seats in Arkansas, North Dakota, and Indiana red, but 59 of the 100 sitting senators currently caucus with the Democrats, and a majority of that size is a significant buffer against a Republican takeover of the upper house. Nonetheless, if the political winds should blow the right way, the Senate could change hands tonight. Following are ten races to keep an eye on:
