Summary of Meet The Republican Candidates Who Could Unseat Swing-State Dems | NPR Politics

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The final stretch of the midterms is upon us, and while the landscape for control of the Senate is still shifting, Democrats are facing some serious challenges. A recent poll showed that President Biden's approval rating has been boosted, but many Democrats are not expecting him to help them in this final stretch. One of the most contested Senate races is in Nevada, where the economy, high gas prices, and demographics of The Changing State are all factors in the vulnerability of Democrats. The two Republican candidates who could unseat the sitting Democrat are Adam Laxalt, the Nevada Attorney General, and Catherine Cortez Masto, the Nevada Senator. New Hampshire is another interesting Senate race to keep an eye on.

• 00:00:00 The final stretch of the midterms is upon us, and while the landscape for control of the Senate is still shifting, Democrats are facing some serious challenges. A recent poll showed that President Biden's approval rating has been boosted, but many Democrats are not expecting him to help them in this final stretch.
• 00:05:00 The Republican candidates who could unseat swingstate Dems include Herschel Walker, Rick Scott, and Tom Cotton. Walker is controversial but still a lot of you know party investment is being seen in Georgia and a lot of chatter about what might happen in Georgia is being heard. If Democrats were to flip Pennsylvania, which they're favored to, Republicans would likely have to win two of three of Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona to maintain control of the Senate. Nevada is one of the few places where a sitting Democrat appears to be in legitimate jeopardy of losing. The economy, high gas prices, and demographics of The Changing State are all factors in the vulnerability of Democrats in Nevada this year.
• 00:10:00 The two Republican candidates who could unseat swing-state Democrats are Adam Laxalt, the Nevada Attorney General, and Catherine Cortez Masto, the Nevada Senator. Adam Laxalt is focused on inflation, while Catherine Cortez Masto is focused on abortion rights and ties to former President Donald Trump. New Hampshire is an interesting Senate race, as Deirdre Walsh, the senior political correspondent for NPR, points out, and it's still worth keeping a close eye on.