Senate Republicans See Brighter Prospects for Keeping Majority
- Reid dismisses improving polls for Trump, Republicans
- Billionaires like the Koch brothers have focused cash on races
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Republicans’ chances of holding the U.S. Senate are improving considerably, thanks to Hillary Clinton’s sliding popularity, strong campaigns by Republican candidates, and a GOP fundraising surge.
Just a few months ago, Republicans were fretting that a backlash against their presidential candidate, Donald Trump, could cost them the Senate. Now, two races Democrats have long targeted -- Ohio and Florida -- have started to slip away, as have Arizona and Iowa, where top Senate Republicans John McCain and Charles Grassley have built double-digit leads in recent polls.