It's the Democrats. Huffington Post is doing the best to keep the delusion going with the headline "GOP SCRAMBLES TO SAVE SENATE — DEEP RED STATES IN PLAY".
The GOP holds a 53-47 Senate majority, and the high likelihood Republicans will oust Alabama Democratic Sen. Doug Jones on Election Day next month means Democrats need to defeat at least four incumbent Republicans to wrest control of the Senate from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Republican hopes of retaining their majority now rest on sweeping four races in a trio of states that both parties agree are toss-ups ― Montana, Iowa and Georgia ― and also somehow snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in one of the four states that now lean toward Democrats.
At the same time, television ad buys from both parties over the past two weeks make clear the solidly Republican states of Alaska, Kansas and South Carolina are now places for Democrats to pad their majority in the event of a blue wave election. Democratic super PACs have booked $15 million in advertising in the three states, while Republicans have reserved $20 million.
Just because local Democrats are making a play for Alaska, Kansas, and South Carolina does not mean they think they will win. Nor does the fact that the GOP is putting money into races mean that they think they're losing. It would be absolutely tactically bad for the Republicans to ignore where Democrats are moving tactically. However, just because the GOP is countering tactics does not forgo the fact of Trump's strategic domineering.
The battle is not the war and the Dems throwing money at red states is only part of their demoralization strategy.
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