McDermott Will & Emery Senior Advisor Jon Decker updates a
state-by-state examination of the 33 U.S. Senate election races in
2012. Since the last forecast, Jon's prediction on the status
of two races has shifted, while another two remain too close to
call. Prior to joining McDermott, Jon was a White House
correspondent for Reuters and has been a member of the White House
Press Corps since 1995. The information expressed in this piece
contains the author predictions (not the Firm's), which are
based on current information and forecasting, and are not intended
to be an endorsement of any candidate.
Not surprisingly, less than two months after the last forecast
concerning the battle for control of the U.S. Senate went out, the
map has already changed. As a reminder, Democrats currently
maintain a slim 53–47 majority in the upper chamber. But
based on the changes below, Republicans appear to have some
momentum.
