Two things tend to happen in the final weeks of an election cycle: a few races that we’ve been watching become more competitive while others that had the potential to become very close recede to safer columns for the party holding the seats. Both are true when it comes to today’s rating changes. CONT.
Jennifer E. Duffy, Cook Political Report
Ratings Changes:
Montana (D – Tester): Lean Democrat to Toss Up →
Ohio (D – Brown): Lean Democrat to Likely Democrat ←
Nebraska (R – Fischer): Likely Republican to Solid Republican →
New Jersey (D – Menendez): Likely Democrat to Lean Democrat →