Democrats will have to make do with a highly unfavorable Senate map while narrowly holding control. In 2024, Democrats will defend Senate seats in red states, including Montana, West Virginia and Ohio.
With the great victory over Ohio, Republicans will prepare to take on Sen. Sherrod Brown, whose long-term credibility with blue-collar voters was essentially the template for Ryan’s run.
Sen. Brown said last week he planned to seek a fourth term in 2024.
“The state dynamics have changed,” Bob Paduchik, the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, said before the state Chamber of Commerce. “The Ohio Republican Party is a working-class conservative party. Sherrod has portrayed himself as a working-class Democrat, and there just aren’t many of those left around in Ohio.”
[“Most endangered” is my description, not Newsmax’s, mainly for fun. It’s only true if Joe Manchin doesn’t run for re-election — or switches parties. But Brown’s all but toast after what we saw in Ohio even in a disappointing cycle for Republicans nationally — and the GOP is likely to find a more palatable contender in 2024. — Ed]
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