- A long-shot Democrat, Scott Colom, says he can flip deep-red Mississippi — a win would make him the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction and a rare Democratic break since the 1940s.
- Iowa’s open Senate race features wheelchair basketball star and state lawmaker Josh Turek (he even got an Obama endorsement on the court) vs. Rep. Ashley Hinson, making an unexpectedly competitive contest.
- In Nebraska, Democrats are backing independent Dan Osborn against GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts — a strategy that could deny Republicans a seat even if Osborn doesn’t formally join Democrats.
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