A blue wave is building as the G.O.P.’s numbers sink

With the war in Iran unpopular and prices rising, every Republican Senate candidate the Times polled is underwater. A Democratic majority is within reach but far from secure.

Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown speaks with supporters after casting his ballot at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images)

Democrats’ odds of walking the narrow path to a Senate majority have never looked better. But nobody should (or does) feel very secure about the out…