Domenico Montanaro

It was something seen as highly unlikely a year ago.

To flip the Senate, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats, and do it in multiple states President Trump won in 2024.

But a souring national environment for Republicans because of tariffs,

Continued high prices and an unpopular war in Iran has now put the Senate in reach for Democrats.

Several strong Democratic candidate recruits are also providing a boost for the party in places like North Carolina, Ohio, and Alaska, which have all trended red in recent years.

Republicans maintain they will retain control, even if narrowly, and they're on offense, too, in states like Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire.

Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.

Clearly, Trump wants out of this war.

It's unpopular.

And while polls are showing Trump's base largely supporting him now, the longer it goes on, I mean, the worse it likely would get for him.

As it is, there's been no rally around the flag effect for Trump.

This was a war of choice.

There's certainly a threat that Iran posed for a long time, but the U.S.

wasn't attacked here.

And his America First base has long believed Trump was someone who would keep the U.S.

out of wars, not start new ones.

I mean, that is how he campaigned.

And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

Well, I mean, this was a president who promised to fix prices and stay out of wars.

And there are two types of people when it comes to how they vote in politics.