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The changing 2024 Senate landscape

Political Theater, Episode 318

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, reacts during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday. Brown is in a toss-up reelection race that will be key to who is in the majority in the next Congress. Also pictured are, left, Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. — Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, reacts during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday. Brown is in a toss-up reelection race that will be key to who is in the majority in the next Congress. Also pictured are, left, Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick

Posted March 7, 2024 at 1:37pm

Lost in this year’s highly competitive presidential nominating contest (sarcasm detector!) is the coming-at-you primaries for House and Senate that kicked off with a bang on Super Tuesday. We got some clarity about fall matchups in some high-profile races on that most special of Tuesdays, and some of that clarity came from folks who were not even facing the voters. With us to discuss is Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections.

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