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Control of the Senate is on the ballot today, and while Republicans have a straightforward path to flipping the upper chamber, Democrats need to pull off some upsets to maintain control. Fifty-one senators, including four independents, are in the Democratic caucus in the Senate, compared to 49 Republicans. That breakdown will likely change as numerous Senate races are decided on Tuesday night, and possibly in the days after. Here are 10 races to watch. Arizona — Open Seat After Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced earlier this year that she was retiring from the Senate, the race for her seat was blown wide open. While Sinema became an independent in 2022, she still caucuses with the Democrats, meaning her seat would be a big flip for Republicans if they can win on Tuesday. Republican candidate Kari Lake, who lost the gubernatorial election in 2022, is currently trailing in the polls against Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego. Gallego enjoyed a nearly eight-point lead in the RealClearPolitics polling average in early October, but Lake has cut into that lead, trailing by less than 3 points as of Tuesday afternoon. Much of the Arizona Senate race has centered on the border crisis, as Lake has hammered Gallego over his support for amnesty and his vote against House Joint Resolution 24, which sought to prevent illegal immigrants from voting in local elections in Washington, D.C. Cook Political Report rates the race as lean Democrat. Maryland — Open Seat Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is hoping to give the GOP a Senate seat in one of the most unlikely of states as he faces off against Democrat Angela Alsobrooks. Hogan was a popular governor in the blue state, winning two terms as a Republican. He has campaigned as a moderate willing to reach across the aisle, focusing on addressing economic issues and taxes. Alsobrooks, a former county executive for Prince George County, Maryland, is pushing for pro-abortion policies and a ban on so-called assault weapons, claiming that “gun violence is the number one killer of children in America.” The Democrat leads Hogan in almost every recent poll, and Cook Political Report rates the race as likely Democrat. But if Republicans have a strong night on Tuesday, it could be evidenced by how well Hogan performs in deep-blue Maryland. Michigan — Open Seat Similar to Arizona, Michigan’s 2024 Senate race will decide who will replace a retiring senator — in this case, 74-year-old Democrat Debbie Stabenow. Both of Michigan’s Senate seats have been controlled by Democrats since Republican Spencer Abraham lost his re-election bid to Stabenow in 2000. The party’s nearly-25 years of controlling Michigan’s Senate seats, however, is up for grabs as Republican Mike Rogers is running in a tight race against Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin. Slotkin was the clear favorite to win the race early on, but Rogers has cut into the Democrat’s lead in the polls. Both Slotkin and Rogers have focused heavily on the economy, with Rogers accusing Slotkin of supporting a controversial Chinese-owned electric vehicle plant being built in Big Rapids, Michigan. Slotkin, meanwhile, has attempted to tie Rogers to Big Pharma and has touted her support of abortion. Slotkin currently leads in the RealClearPolitics average by 2.3 points, and Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up. Montana — Democrat Seat Longtime Democrat Sen. Jon Tester is in an uphill battle to keep his Senate seat, which he’s held since 2007. Republican candidate Tim Sheehy, a retired Navy SEAL, is challenging Tester, focusing on the border crisis that has exploded under the Biden-Harris administration. Montana represents one of the Republican Party’s best chances to flip a seat in the Senate with Cook Political Report rating the race lean Republican. Tester winning re-election could be vital to the Democratic Party’s narrow path to keeping control of the Senate. Polling on the Montana race has shown Sheehy leading Tester by nearly 8 points on average, according to RealClearPolitics. Nebraska — Republican Seat Republican Sen. Deb Fischer is running for re-election against independent candidate Dan Osborn, a Navy veteran. Fischer has served in the Senate since 2013 and has won each of her elections by wide margins. But polling from this year’s race shows a much closer contest than what Fischer is used to. Osborn reportedly asked the Democratic Party to keep a candidate off the ballot to form a coalition behind him, but then said he would not accept the Democratic Party’s endorsement following the primaries. While an Osborn upset in Nebraska wouldn’t help push the Democrats closer to a majority, it could potentially hurt the GOP’s numbers and its path to taking control of the Senate. Fischer leads in the polls by just over 2 points, according to FiveThirtyEight’s average. Cook Political Report rates the race as lean Republican. Nevada — Democrat Seat Nevada Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen is in a close race against Republican Sam Brown in what would be a huge pick-up for Republicans if Brown can pull off the upset. Rosen won her first term as senator in the 2018 election after serving as a congresswoman from Nevada’s 3rd District for one term. Brown, a U.S. Army veteran who was wounded while serving in Afghanistan in 2008, a political outsider is hoping to burst onto the scene with a victory over Rosen. An upset for Brown seemed far from reach just two months ago when Rosen led in the RCP average by 10 points, but Brown has chipped away at the Democrat’s lead, now trailing by just four points. In one recent poll, Brown was tied with Rosen, and in another, he was leading by 1 point. Cook Political Report rates the race as lean Democrat. Ohio — Democrat Seat In what Cook Political Report is rating as another toss-up race, Democrat Sherrod Brown has been losing ground in the polls against Republican Bernie Moreno. Brown, who has been in office since 2007, has attempted to present himself as a moderate, especially on energy, vowing that he “will not turn my back on Ohio’s rural electric co-ops, Ohio energy workers, and Ohio families whose energy bills are already too high.” In September, however, participated in a campaign event alongside a radical environmentalist group pushing to close the state’s largest coal plant. Moreno, a Colombian-born businessman, supports stronger border security and said that “energy dominance” will be one of his top issues if he is elected. Moreno has also pushed to abolish the Department of Education, arguing that it has a “stranglehold on our kids.” Moreno leads by just 1.7 points in the RealClearPolitics average. Pennsylvania — Democrat Seat In Pennsylvania, Democrat Sen. Bob Casey is running for his fourth term against Republican businessman Dave McCormick. The battleground state Senate race is another chance for Republicans to steal a seat from the Democrats. McCormick has recently surged in the polls, saying that Pennsylvanians “can see now it’s between a seventh-generation Pennsylvanian, an outsider, a business guy, someone who went to West Point and served in combat, versus a guy who’s been in elected office for 30 years and has been weak in a 99% vote for these liberal policies.” In recent weeks, Casey has attempted to tie himself to former President Donald Trump, dropping a campaign that says “Casey bucked Biden to protect fracking and he sided with Trump to end NAFTA and put tariffs on China to stop them from cheating.” Casey leads McCormick by 1.8 points in the RCP average of polls, and Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up. Texas — Republican Seat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is seeking to fend off an upset bid from Democrat Rep. Colin Allred and keep the Texas Senate seat in the GOP’s hands. Allred, a former NFL linebacker, has gone along with the Biden-Harris agenda 100% of the time. During a recent debate, Cruz blasted Allred’s “radical and extreme” record, pointing out that the Democrat voted in favor of the leftist “Equality Act,” a bill that prohibited discrimination based on “sexual orientation” or “gender identity.” For Democrats to maintain control of the Senate, they would likely have to pull off a win in Montana or a major upset over Cruz in Texas. Cook Political Report rates the Cruz-Allred race as lean Republican. Wisconsin — Democrat Seat The fourth and final Senate toss-up race, according to Cook Political Report, is the Wisconsin contest between incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde. Baldwin, a senator since 2013, has seen the polls grow closer in recent weeks. Hovde, like many Republicans, is focused on immigration and the economy and is hoping to ride some momentum from Trump, who has been focusing on the battleground state. Baldwin leads Hovde by just 1.8 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE’S ELECTION HUB FOR SENATE FORECASTS AND POLLING

The Republican National Committee (RNC) claimed on Election Day that Republican poll watchers were being “turned away” in eight Pennsylvania counties before the attorneys stepped in to correct the issue. “Early this morning we learned that Republican poll watchers in Philadelphia, York, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Lehigh, Cambria, Wyoming, and Lackawanna Counties were being turned away,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said on X. “We deployed our roving attorneys, engaged with local officials, and can now report that all Republican poll watchers have been let into the building,” he said. “We will keep fighting, keep winning, and keep sharing updates.” PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION INTEGRITY: Early this morning we learned that Republican poll watchers in Philadelphia, York, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Lehigh, Cambria, Wyoming, and Lackawanna Counties were being turned away. We deployed our roving attorneys, engaged with local officials,… — Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) November 5, 2024 The GOP has been far more proactive this election cycle about issues related to election fairness. In Georgia, for example, the RNC moved to stop the counting of ballots that are received after Election Day. “HUGE election integrity victory in Georgia,” Whatley posted on X, as highlighted by The Daily Wire. “Democrat-run Cobb County wanted to accept 3,000 absentee ballots AFTER the Election Day deadline,” he said. “We took this case to the Georgia Supreme Court. We just got word that we WON the case.” “Election Day is Election Day — not the week after,” the RNC chair added. “We will keep fighting, keep winning, and keep sharing updates.” HUGE election integrity victory in Georgia. Democrat-run Cobb County wanted to accept 3,000 absentee ballots AFTER the Election Day deadline. We took this case to the Georgia Supreme Court. We just got word that we WON the case. Election Day is Election Day — not the week… — Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) November 4, 2024 MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ In Virginia, Republican officials won at the Supreme Court to remove 1,600 non-citizens from its voter rolls after two lower courts ruled in favor of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice’s request to block the commonwealth’s voter roll purge, The Daily Wire reported. We are pleased by the Supreme Court’s order today. This is a victory for commonsense and election fairness. I am grateful for the work of Attorney General @JasonMiyaresVA on this critical fight to protect the fundamental rights of U.S. citizens. Clean voter rolls are one… — Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) October 30, 2024 Related: Supreme Court Allows Virginia To Remove Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls

CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings recapped Vice President Kamala Harris’ closing campaign message on Monday evening, arguing just before the nation’s first polls opened that there were a few gaping holes in Harris’ “turn the page” pitch. Jennings, participating in a panel discussion, explained that the vice president’s closing pitch fell flat because her party had been in control of the White House for most of the decade she claimed to want to “turn the page” away from. WATCH: Kamala Harris – in a pitch for unity – says we must turn the page on the last decade, a period in which Dems occupied the White House 60% of the time. Had few thoughts on this last night on @cnn. pic.twitter.com/3Zjl6MdhFj — Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) November 5, 2024 “She keeps saying we’re ‘turning the page on a decade,’ well, 60% of the last decade, Democrats have been in the White House — so, I guess in some weird way I agree that we have to turn the page, because six of the last ten years have had Democratic presidents in there, including the last four, and she’s been part of it,” Jennings explained. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “And so turning the page — you said she’s running on hope and change, I guess we’re going to hope — Democrats are going to hope for different results by leaving the same people in office, I’m not sure if that will work.” Jennings went on to say that President Joe Biden had run on a similar promise — to “restore the soul of the nation” — but that appeared to have fallen by the wayside: “We’re more divided now than we have ever been.” Biden’s promise to govern as a moderate, Jennings noted, had also evaporated along with the Democrats’ reassurances that Biden was not declining mentally. “The Democratic Party told us he was in his right mind, and that turned out to be a lie too,” Jennings said. “So you’ll have to forgive Republicans for being a little skeptical of these ideas of unity and we’re all going to come together when that’s what we were told four years ago and we got none of it.”

Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker dropped a new ad called “Protect Your Faith. Vote Trump” on Election Day, calling for Christians to “vote to keep God in America.” “Christians! Head to the polls today,” Butker’s X post on Tuesday promoting the ad read. “Vote to keep God in America. Vote President Trump.” The nearly two-minute long video from Butker’s Upright political action committee warns that “faith is under attack” from “Kamala Harris and the radical Democrats.”  “Kamala Harris has repeatedly rebuked Christians, undermining the values that built our great nation,” the ad said. “They say our beliefs don’t belong in public life. They [liberals] mock and dismiss those of us who find strength in faith.” Christians! Head to the polls today. Vote to keep God in America. Vote President Trump. pic.twitter.com/dSc4RbaghJ — Harrison Butker (@buttkicker7) November 5, 2024 The ad then pointed out that things can change with Donald Trump as president, reminding viewers he “has stood up for religious freedom, the right to worship and the right to live our religious faith without fear.” “This November, vote to protect your faith,” the ad concluded. “Vote to keep God in America. President Trump standing with Christians. Standing with America.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ Earlier this month, Butker announced that he was throwing his support behind the former president. Speaking on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” Butker said he was endorsing “the most pro-life president … Donald Trump.” “The [pro-life] topic is the most crucial topic for me,” Butker said. “I want us to be fighting for the most vulnerable, fighting for the unborn, and that’s what we should prioritize,” he added. “I think you have to vote for whoever is gonna be the most pro-life and we have to be prayerful men that put God first. I think that’s what’s going to be best for our country.” The NFL kicker made headlines earlier this year after he gave a commencement address at Benedictine College, a Catholic university in Kansas, in which he praised his wife for being a “homemaker,” called out President Joe Biden’s support for abortion, and criticized Pride Month.  

Maricopa County’s voter registration system glitch has left many questioning the integrity of the upcoming elections. This is not the first time the largest county in Arizona has been the center of controversy. Is everything on the up and up. Voter Registration Glitch Details A technical issue in Maricopa County’s voter registration system disrupted the voting eligibility of 218,000 citizens. The problem was a result of incomplete data oversight from the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD). This data deficiency meant that voters who had their licenses issued before October 1996 were mistakenly classified. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes testified about this system error and its implications on voter registration. The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office swiftly took action to mitigate the effects, restoring the status of 98,000 voters. Affected voters were initially marked as needing proof of citizenship, but their original status was restored regardless of new registration forms submitted without required documentation. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Blaney orders @AZSecretary Fontes to release the names of the original 98k voters who were mistakenly listed due to an MVD glitch as having provided proof of citizenship with their voter registration. — Jeremy Duda (@jeremyduda) October 31, 2024 Legal and Political Repercussions The Arizona Supreme Court ordered a list of noncitizens registered to vote to be disclosed. This ruling followed a lawsuit filed by the America First Legal on behalf of local entities, which argued that over 35,000 voters lacked proof of citizenship. The discrepancy in voter registration has sparked concerns about election integrity, with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer expressing worries over voter safety and list accuracy. The court sided with Secretary of State Fontes, stating that voters registered long ago and attested to their citizenship under penalty of law. The decision allows these voters to participate in state and local races, despite database errors previously misclassifying citizens. The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office says tens of thousands of voter registration forms were received damaged, torn or blank ahead of the election. https://t.co/Iod27OUtGV — ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) November 5, 2024 Election Impact and Response This glitch, primarily affecting Maricopa County residents of various political affiliations, comes amidst heightened scrutiny over election processes in Arizona. Election officials, although welcoming the court’s decision, are tasked with updating the proofs of citizenship for affected voters after the election. Voter John Groseclose expressed his relief over the resolution of this issue, reflecting a common sentiment among many potentially impacted voters. As the importance of election integrity continues to dominate discussions, Maricopa County’s handling of this glitch will be closely watched. Ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls and the legality of eligible participants is crucial as the elections approach. Sources: Phoenix is at the center of voter sketchiness again. Fraud in Maricopa? The post Election Concerns Rise as Technical Glitch Disrupts Voter Registrations appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

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