Key Points
• The looming Georgia Senate runoff is both the final race of 2022 and the first race of 2024, a Senate cycle in which Democrats are playing a lot of defense.
• The Democrats could run the Senate more smoothly if they can get a “real” majority of 51.
• But the primary importance of the runoff is electoral: Democrats could really use an extra buffer seat as they try to hang on in a couple of years. CONTINUED
Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
2024 Senate races
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