Democrats have flipped four US Senate seats so far in the midterm election, and all three candidates were handpicked by Donald Trump, and they lost in red states.
Democrats have taken back control of the Senate after winning Ohio and Kansas, with races in Iowa and Alaska leaning their way.
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The writing was on the wall for Republicans early, as they were only able to win both the gubernatorial and US Senate elections in deep red Florida by very narrow margins.
Without Trump starting a war in Iran and launching a trade war, the Senate map would have looked vastly different for Republicans. Without Trump chasing off Republican incumbents in North Carolina and Texas due to personal vendettas, two Democratic Senate pickups might have stayed under Republican control.