Strom Thurmond's race against time

摘要

For the first time in the election campaign, Re-publicans on Capitol Hill are privately worried that they could lose control of the Senate. While the odds continue to favor a GOP victory—the party not only holds a 53-to-47-seat edge, but eight Democrats are retiring—one key strategist who has studied the 34 Senate races state by state concludes that a lot of races are "up for grabs." He adds that "there's a lot of uncertainty out there, and that makes me nervous."