Senate Republicans Face Brutal 2028 Map as 53-Seat Majority Slips Further From Reach
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 12
Senate Republicans Face Brutal 2028 Map as 53-Seat Majority Slips Further From Reach
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 12
Summary
2028 is already being viewed by Senate Republicans as a likely losing cycle, with campaign chief Bernie Moreno calling the map “absolutely brutal” and some senators doubting the party can win back the chamber before 2030.
Three Democratic incumbents are up in battleground states, while Republicans must defend a wider set of vulnerable seats, including both Carolinas, Kansas, Iowa and a newly competitive Ohio.
Steve Daines said any path back would require Democrats to overreach over several cycles, while John Thune argued the national mood can still scramble even a bad map.
The post-midterm reckoning has also sharpened GOP criticism of Donald Trump’s drag on down-ballot races, with Thom Tillis saying future candidates must run on their own records rather than the outgoing president.