Elecciones en EE. UU.: ocho escaños republicanos en juego para el Senado

With 85 days until the midterm elections, Democrats are increasingly eyeing the possibility of making significant gains in the Senate.

While the Senate map still favors Republicans holding on to the chamber, President Trump’ s sinking approval ratings, frustration with the war in Iran and rising prices have pushed a number of GOP-held seats into play.

Democrats need to flip four seats to take control of the Senate while keeping blue states in their hands. They’ ve seen significant shakeups that could tilt the board, including in Maine, where they’ re anxious to oust longtime incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, and in Michigan, where a primary win by progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race for retiring Sen. Gary Peters’ s (D) seat has the establishment nervous.

Even winning a fraction of those seats could make a significant difference in the next Congress, as evidenced by the confirmation of Attorney General Todd Blanche by a single vote last week.

Jessica Taylor, the Senate and governors editor at nonpartisan election analysis publication Cook Political Report, told The Hill that Democratic voters have turned out more in primaries this spring and summer than Republicans — showing a potential enthusiasm gap when it comes to voting in the general election.

Republicans are working to prevent public opinion about Trump from dragging their candidates down or discouraging Republican voters from coming out to the polls.

Here are eight Republican-held seats that Democrats have a shot at winning in November.