That importance was clear as Oz and Fetterman crisscrossed the commonwealth in the final week of campaigning, trying to appeal to last-minute voters and urging people who have long decided who they’re voting for to now get their friends and family to the polls.
If for some reason we can’t win here, it is going to be a bad night in multiple states.” “It gives the Democrats some breathing room because if one of the incumbents goes down, this is the buffer. “The bottom line is if Democrats are able to flip a current Republican-held seat, there is likely no path for the Republicans to get to 51 votes in the Senate,” said Mike Mikus, a Democratic operative based in Western Pennsylvania.
From Labor Day through Election Day, nearly $160 million will be spent on ads by both parties, more than any other Senate race, according to ad tracker AdImpact. Democrats are focused on protecting incumbents in Nevada, Arizona, New Hampshire and Georgia and possibly flipping seats in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Ohio.īut it is the race in Pennsylvania that both parties view as critical. Republicans only need a net gain of one seat. With even upbeat Democrats conceding the party is unlikely to keep control of the House on Tuesday, Senate control is arguably the most closely watched battle on Election Day. “We believe if we win Pennsylvania, we win the majority.”
“This is a must-win race,” said Steven Law, president of the Senate Leadership Fund, the preeminent Republican Senate super PAC that has blanketed the state with tens of millions in ads attacking Fetterman. For Republicans, holding the seat is key to toppling that majority.
Pat Toomey’s retirement in a state President Joe Biden won two years ago has created Democrats’ best opportunity to pick up a seat and save their narrow majority. Three presidents descend on Pennsylvania in a major day for one of the nation's most closely watched Senate contestsĪnd with over one million ballots already cast and Election Day just hours away, the reason is clear: Republican Sen.
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