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Key Senate races tighten with a flood of GOP ad spending

The field of the top 10 races most likely to flip finds Republicans making serious runs at five Democratic-controlled seats and Democrats contending in the other five.

WEKU

The most important midterm elections to watch ahead of Election Day

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Ron Johnson sees advantages over Barnes in new Wisconsin poll

A new poll essentially illuminates two paths forward for Mandela Barnes

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Johnson, Barnes to debate in tight Wisconsin Senate race

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes are set to meet Friday night in the first of two planned debates in Wisconsin's high-stakes U.S. Senate race

The Independent UK

Will Bunch: Racist 'Willie Horton'-style fearmongering on crime may win midterms for GOP

When the midterm election winds shifted direction this summer toward Democrats, powered by a gust of anger among women voters over the Supreme Court and abortion rights, no incumbent GOP U.S. senator looked in worse shape than Wisconsin's Ron Johnson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Democrats lose ground in key Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Senate races

Both Democratic nominees are getting hammered for their progressive positions on criminal justice issues.

Axios

Commentary: We’re old, we’re progressive and we vote

The GOP has been flailing a little in recent weeks, as an election once expected to be a typical midterm blowout has tightened considerably. If the GOP expects that older voters will bail them out as in elections past, our advice is, think again.

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How to read the midterm campaign ads

Republicans play on fear and anxiety, while Democrats tell you they're on your side. Which is more effective?

Salon

Democrats shell out last-minute millions to defend against GOP's crime cudgel

The crime issue has driven a series of effective Republican attacks in key contests.

Axios

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable - Roll Call

In a 50-50 Senate, four of the top five most vulnerable are Democrats Cortez Masto, Warnock, Kelly and Hassan.

Roll Call

GOP's most vulnerable senator is in a bind over same-sex marriage vote

A looming Senate vote on legislation supporting same-sex marriage has created a political bind for Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, the most at-risk GOP senator in the November election.

Tribune News Service

Biden's lucky streak

Democrats' fortunes are looking up.

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Republican’s wealth boosted by stake in company whose growth linked to China

Financial disclosures show how Ron Johnson’s wealth sharply increased thanks to his holding in Oshkosh-based Pacur

The Independent UK

Blue mirage? Pollster warns Democratic leads in midterms may be exaggerated

Nate Cohn says forecasters could be falling into the same trap as in 2016 and 2020

Tribune News Service

Biden accuses GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of targeting Social Security benefits

President Joe Biden blasted Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson on Johnson’s home turf, accusing him and other Republicans of trying to strip Americans of their Social Security and other government benefits.

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Johnson: "Coax seniors" back to work

"Johnson thinks that working-class Americans don't deserve to retire," Social Security advocates say

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Biden, Harris prepare for traditional Labor Day events

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will head to events championing unionized labor at an inflection point for the movement, with workers in new industries and geographies seeking to organize.

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Biden, Harris prepare for traditional Labor Day events - Roll Call

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris head to events championing unionized labor.

The Independent UK

Senator Ron Johnson’s staffer was part of Wisconsin fake elector scheme

Wisconsin senator has distanced himself from scheme

The Independent UK

Barnes' security costs become campaign issue in Senate run

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has logged more than 10 times as many hours of security as his predecessor, an issue that Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is raising in the hotly contested race

Salon

A chance to win the future — right now

Political tides may be turning — but Republicans remain likely to win without vigorous progressive turnout

The Independent UK

Biden headed to Milwaukee, Pittsburgh on Labor Day

President Joe Biden plans to travel to the battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Labor Day, just over two months before the November election

WEKU

The Senate looks like a jump ball. Here are the 10 seats that will decide the majority

Recent events are giving Democrats hope of retaining the 50-50 Senate, which they narrowly control with the vice president casting tie-breaking votes.

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