GOP senator says Republicans can ‘forget 2028’ as party looks to reclaim Upper Chamber

Senator Jim Justice said Republicans may have little chance of regaining control of the Senate in 2028, after Democrats made major gains in the midterm elections. The results have left Republicans reflecting on voter dissatisfaction and the risks to their prospects in the next presidential election.

Eight Republican-held Senate seats changed hands, giving the Democratic caucus 55 seats after Scott Colom was projected to win Mississippi; Mary Peltola could add another seat if she holds her narrow lead in Alaska. Republicans have partly blamed the losses on the Iran war and higher fuel costs: AAA put the national petrol average at about $3.94 a gallon, nearly 90 cents above a year earlier. The article compares the result with 2006, when Democrats won both chambers and later expanded their majorities before Barack Obama’s election.