With congressional races around the country tightening up, fewer Democrats are talking about a "blue wave"—and some concede that the Senate now looks out of reach. To win control of the chamber, Democrats need to pick up two seats and hang on to 10 others in states that voted for President Trump in 2016. "It's always been an inside straight, and it still is," Democratic pollster Paul Maslin tells the AP. "If it had been a different year, with a different map, we might have had a terrific sweep. That would be a long shot." Pollsters now believe control of the House could come down to a handful of races. In other election news:
- A fiery debate in Georgia. There were no punches pulled in the Georgia gubernatorial debate Tuesday night, where Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp clashed on issues including immigration and health care, the Hill reports. Kemp accused Abrams of encouraging undocumented immigrants to try to vote, while Abrams accused Kemp of using his position as secretary of state to suppress minority votes.