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BumRushDaShow

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4. It's because - GEORGIA!

Reply to marmar (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 08:51 AM

Jul 13

The shock was that both he and Warnock won Senate seats there in what is a GOP trifecta state (both chambers of the legislatue and the governor are (R)s), and Warnock managed to win a full term (as a 2nd "win" after the runoff win a couple years earlier).

Here is who are up in 2026 for Democrats in the Senate - a fewer number than Republicans who are up (from here - https://www.senate.gov/senators/Class_II.htm)

Democrats

Booker, Cory A. (D-NJ)
Coons, Christopher A. (D-DE)
Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL)*
Hickenlooper, John W. (D-CO)
Luján, Ben Ray (D-NM)
Markey, Edward J. (D-MA)
Merkley, Jeff (D-OR)
Ossoff, Jon (D-GA)
Peters, Gary C. (D-MI)*
Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH)*
Smith, Tina (D-MN)
Warner, Mark R. (D-VA)

*open seat

Of the states these Senators are from, only 2 voted for 45 in 2016 & 2024 - GA & MI (where MI has a (D) governor but GA has a (R) governor). Some runners' up for "vulnerable" might be the open seats in NH & MI.

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Jon Ossoff, Democrats' most vulnerable senator, sharpens Trump criticism in a state Trump won [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 13 OP

He's no FudderDudderman! wolfie001 Jul 13 #1

excellent creon Jul 13 #2

My problem with this story is that it calls Ossoff..... marmar Jul 13 #3

It's because - GEORGIA! BumRushDaShow Jul 13 #4

He really is since MI and NH senators retired dsc Jul 13 #6

It isn't hard to call him the most vulnerable democrat when he's the ONLY vulnerable democrat FBaggins Jul 13 #9

What will it take... GiqueCee Jul 13 #5

As a GA resident of 36 years... Dulcinea Jul 13 #7

Kemp not running definitely helps! BumRushDaShow Jul 13 #8

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