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MATTHEWS: GOP's path to keeping the Senate may wind through Northern states

The North State Journal | Raleigh

Oct 8, 2026

MATTHEWS: GOP's path to keeping the Senate may wind through Northern states

The U.S. Senate currently has 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents. The two independents, Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), both routinely caucus…

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MATTHEWS: GOP's path to keeping the Senate may wind through Northern states

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