In a moment of nakedly frank and potentially prescient insight, CNN Senior Data Reporter Harry Enten told audiences of the faltering, left-leaning network that Democrats are in for a difficult struggle in the 2024 Election. In particular, the hammer will fall in the U.S. Senate because of a key announcement made Thursday.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) will not seek re-election in the face of a withering challenge coming from the current Republican Governor Jim Justice who as previously reported by Trending Politics, enjoys a stark lead in the polls, bolstered by the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
As noted by the The Daily Caller, CNN’s Omar Jiminez asked Enten to lay out the Senate landscape going into the 2024 race and what difference Manchin’s withdrawal makes.
He explained,
“Look, the Senate seats that are up in 2024, 23 Democrats are up, only 11 Republicans are up right? So the vast majority of folks are Democrats going up and of course, they only have 51 seats in the U.S. Senate, they can afford to lose at most just one seat, and Joe Manchin is not alone. Look, Senate seats with no incumbent running in 2o24, retiring, look here, Democrats…
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