GOP incumbents in Arizona, North Carolina, Colorado and Maine are lagging behind their Democratic challengers in recent polls.
Republican incumbent Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina also appears to be in trouble, according to a mid-April poll from Public Policy Polling. That survey found that Tillis was supported by just 40 percent of voters while his challenger, Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham, was backed by 47 percent.
However, Democrats could also lose seats as well. One closely watched race will be in Alabama, where Republicans have not yet selected their candidate to challenge incumbent Senator Doug Jones. In a polling conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, respondents backed the GOP contenders over Jones by eight or more points.
In those scenarios, the Democratic Party's goal of controlling national legislation would come down to who wins the presidency, as the vice president would cast the deciding vote on split decisions. If Democrats manage to pick up four additional seats without losing any, they would be able to control the agenda without relying on the vice president.
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