This US Senate Race Just Tightened Up. Here’s 4 Things You Need to Know

A heartland contest between an embattled Republican incumbent and an upstart challenger could decide whether Democrats lose control of the U.S. Senate.

Republicans need to net six seats to take over the Senate, and in recent days, Kansas appears to have moved from leaning in independent candidate Greg Orman’s favor to a toss-up that could give Republican Pat Roberts a fourth term. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., are among Roberts’s conservative colleagues who now are moved to help him keep his seat. Both traveled to Wichita on Thursday to tell voters how much they need him. “If you are frustrated with Washington, the answer is not to empower the liberal Democrats,” Cruz told the crowd. More...

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