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GOP strategists 'privately' fear swing state Senate seat is 'out of reach'

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In order to take control of the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterms, Democrats will need to flip at least four GOP-held seats while keeping all the seats they are defending. One of them is held by incumbent Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is ahead of his GOP challenger, Rep. Mike Collins, in a long list of polls . And according to New York Times reporter Shane Goldmacher, GOP strategists are "privately discussing whether the Georgia Senate race is out of reach ." In a Times article written with colleague Reid Epstein, Goldmacher took an in-depth look at signs the GOP is growing even more worried about the midterms — including Georgia's U.S. Senate race. According to Epstein and Goldmacher, "In Georgia, Republican strategists are privately discussing whether the Senate race has drifted beyond the party's reach. In Kansas, Vice President JD Vance campaigned for a Senate Republican, even though a Democrat there has not been elected to the chamber since 1932. In Nebraska, a new Republican su

First report: GOP Worries in Kansas Senate Race — realclearpolitics.com, 1d