This is as important to hold the Senate as it is to regain the Presidency.
Via The Hill:
Democrats’ chances to regain control of the Senate are looking brighter as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump take shape as the presumptive nominees of their parties.
Tuesday’s contests set up the slates in Illinois, Ohio and North Carolina and signal tough general elections in these battleground states.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) tops the list as the most vulnerable incumbent, as he faces a high-profile Democratic challenger in a state that went to President Obama in both the 2008 and 2012 elections.
Many of the vulnerable Republicans have said they’ll back Trump if he’s the GOP nominee, and Democrats have already used their support to link them to the controversial front-runner.
The upheaval over President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee only further complicates Republicans’ chances to hold on to their small majority.