Senate Pickup Watch — Lantern Podcasts

Senate Pickup Watch

News EN ↓ 29 episodes

Every day, the Democratic path to a Senate majority gets clearer or murkier — and Senate Pickup Watch is the show that tells you which. We track every competitive 2026 Senate race, from Graham Platner's bid in Nebraska to Dan Osborn's independent-turned-Democrat insurgency, to the open-seat scrambles in swing states that will decide Senate control. If you follow Senate elections, Democratic recruiting, and midterm strategy, this is your daily briefing. We cover candidate announcements, polling shifts, fundraising disclosures, and the inside-game decisions that determine whether a challenger is...

Author

Senate Pickup Watch — Lantern Podcasts

Episodes

Georgia GOP Senate Runoff Tilts Toward Mike Collins — May 25, 2026 25.05.2026 7:35

Georgia Senate runoff polling puts Mike Collins five points ahead of Derek Dooley, while outside groups pour more than $1 million into Montana’s Democratic primary and Maine’s Susan Collins tests whether pork-and-independence branding still holds. In this episode: Top stories: 1. InsiderAdvantage Georgia runoff survey: Jones, Collins lead in respective races | James Magazine Online — James Magazin...

GOP Cash Edge Meets Democrats’ Narrow Senate Map — May 22, 2026 22.05.2026 5:26

Donald Trump and Republican allies have built a $939 million midterms war chest, more than triple Democrats’ haul, giving the GOP an ad advantage as Democrats chase a four-seat Senate net and try to turn Maine’s Collins-Platner fight into a real pickup. In this episode: Top stories: 1. GOP nears $1 billion midterms war chest, more than triple Democrats’ cash | National | union-bulletin.com — Bloom...

Platner Opens a Maine Lane as Georgia GOP Heads to Runoff — May 21, 2026 21.05.2026 6:37

Graham Platner leads Susan Collins by 7 points after Janet Mills’ exit, making Maine Democrats’ cleanest flip target, while Georgia Republicans head to a runoff against Jon Ossoff and New Hampshire looks more like an insurance buy than a top-tier pickup. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Ga. Republicans dig in for runoffs for Senate and governor — The Associated Press https://www.wrdw.com/2026/05/2...

Texas Deadlock and Cooper Lead Put Senate Map in Motion — May 20, 2026 20.05.2026 9:34

James Talarico is polling even with John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in Texas, while Roy Cooper posts an 11-point North Carolina lead and Democrats reserve modest New Hampshire insurance money — a map that is widening, but still demanding proof beyond early polls. In this episode: Top stories: 1. New Texas poll shows deadlocked Senate race as Republicans face 2026 headwinds heading into November electio...