Election Day 2014 has arrived. It could turn out to be a day of reckoning for several incumbent Democrats in close races.
Election analysts are predicting the Republicans will take over the Senate. The Washington Post election model says there is a 96 percent probability Republicans will take over control of the Senate. Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight says Republicans have a 74 percent chance of winning the majority. The New York Times election model gives Republicans a 70 percent chance of taking the majority.
Incumbent Democratic senators are in tight races across the country, including Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mark Udall of Colorado, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire, Mark Warner in Virginia, and Mark Begich in Alaska.
The past few months have been a struggle for these senators as they’ve tried to distance themselves from President Barack Obama despite their voting records.
The election could have additional consequences. The Washington Free Beacon’s own election model KATE believes there is a 51.7 percent chance that President Obama will resign after the midterm elections.