….“It's an even bet that Republicans get the Senate,” said Cook Political Report Senate editor Jennifer Duffy.
On the House side, Republicans are a lock to remain in power. The real test is whether they can expand their majority.
The battle for Senate control is on conservative terrain. Seven Democratic-held seats are in states 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney carried, while the GOP has no vulnerable blue-state incumbents.
Republicans are heavily favored to pick off seats of retiring Democrats in West Virginia and South Dakota, and appointed Sen. John Walsh’s (D-Mont.) recent plagiarism scandal has likely doomed his already-uphill race.
The best news for Democrats is that their four red-state incumbents are running strong campaigns and can’t be counted out just yet.
Sens. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) seem to have the edge in their races, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is hanging tough, and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) isn’t dead yet.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/213426-100-days-to-go
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