Senate map tightens as top forecaster moves 3 races toward Democrats

A leading nonpartisan political handicapper shifted three Senate races toward the Democrats on Thursday and predicted that with just under five months to go until the midterm elections, the Democrats have a "clearer path to winning the Senate majority." But Sabato's Crystal Ball at the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia adds that despite the shifts, "we still favor Republicans in the overall race for the Senate." Republicans currently control the Senate 53-47 but are battling stif