Cook Political Report Lists Five Toss-Up Senate Races

Democrats need four net seats to flip the Senate as the war in Iran completely scrambles races in deep red states. According to the Cook Political Report, toss-up contests now stretch across Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, and Texas. The landscape shifted dramatically when North Carolina moved to a likely flip for Democrats, and Georgia became a likely hold. Meanwhile, the Alaska race sparked a state investigation into claims that Democratic operatives tried to recruit a spoiler candidate sharing the exact name of Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. The National Republican Senatorial Committee blasted the move as a criminal conspiracy to defraud voters. Except the state's election law experts found no applicable laws against the recruit, even if the conduct crosses ethical lines.