The 2024 Senate map is much more friendly to the GOP than the 2022 map was.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is going to be fighting for every swing state seat to keep his job.
So he’s livid that the politician caught in this brutal recording could cost him his job.
New York’s senior Senator Chuck Schumer was all smiles about keeping the title of Senate Majority Leader, following the 2022 Midterms.
But the smile likely faded when he looked ahead to the next election cycle.
Democrats already faced an unfavorable map in 2024 with Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, all up for reelection and possibly vulnerable.
Then Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced she would retire rather than face Michigan voters again on the ballot.
Meanwhile, the only Republican-held Senate seats currently considered as possible pick ups for Schumer’s party are Ted Cruz’ seat in Texas and Rick Scott’s seat in Florida.
Cruz won re-election by about 3-points back in 2018 – but that was on the heels of a controversial presidential bid and with Democrats sinking big money to take him out.
And in the Sunshine State following two-terms as Governor, Rick Scott unseated Democrat Bill Nelson in 2018 to flip the seat and Florida has moved considerably to the right in Ron DeSantis’ four years as governor since then – and Democrats just took a beating in the state in the 2022 elections.
So odds are long for a win for Democrats in either.
But Chuck Schumer’s biggest challenge for 2024 could likely be keeping Montanans from booting Democrat incumbent Jon Tester from his Montana Senate seat.
Tester’s seat will be one of the biggest GOP targets in 2024.
And a new poll out from The Political Company, shows that Republican Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is tied with Tester in a hypothetical head-to-head.
Scoop: A poll conducted by the Political Company, a Montana GOP firm, tested 3 matchups of potential #MTSen matchups (Jan. 30-Feb. 1; 534 LVs; +/-4%)
Sen. Jon Tester (D) 46
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R) 40Tester 45
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R) 40Tester 45
Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) 45— Matt Holt (@mattholt33) February 13, 2023
Both men scored 45% in the survey with only 10% undecided.
Prior to the Biden regime’s recent spy balloon fiasco erupting over his state, the last time many Americans likely heard Gov. Gianforte mentioned in the national news may have been during his run for Congress in a 2017 special election.
As you can hear in the audio clip below, a reporter from the Guardian was seemingly harassing Gianforte and refused to leave a campaign event when asked.
So, Gianforte body-slammed the man – in a scene straight out of Yellowstone.
Gianforte later apologized for the incident and pledged a donation to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Greg Gianforte's "sincere apology" to @Bencjacobs includes a $50,000 donation to the Committee to Protect Journalists pic.twitter.com/r7Fr3E36zt
— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) June 8, 2017
Nevertheless leftists were livid that he refused to withdraw from the campaign.
Gianforte went on to win the special election and in 2020 became Montana’s governor.
Now, Majority Leader Schumer can’t believe Gianforte – who is considering a challenge to Tester – could be the man who demotes him back to the minority.
Along with being tied with Tester in a hypothetical head-to-head contest, Gianforte enjoys a 61% approval rating, compared to Tester’s 56%.
But in net approval, Gianforte leads Tester 24-points to 16-points.
Congressmen Matt Rosendale (R-MT) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT) are both within striking distance of Tester as well in the early poll with the two trailing by just five and six points respectively.
Political Animal News will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
