The prospect of messy Republican primaries - some featuring polarizing candidates who are likely to be weak general election nominees - has once again reared its head. A handful of Democratic incumbents viewed as potential retirees in tough states have announced their intention to run for reelection. Together, it explains why conventional wisdom holds that the GOP will recapture the Senate.īut a lot has happened in recent weeks - and much of it is good news for Democrats. No Republican incumbents are running in states that Biden won.

Five more are in highly competitive swing states. Three are in red states that Trump won in 2020. And those Democratic-held seats aren’t exactly in optimal locations. The party is forced to defend 22 Senate seats (including the two independents who caucus with Democrats), while Republicans must defend just 11. In short, Democrats are facing a brutal slog across the national map to hold their slim majority. TEXAS TWIST - The launch of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and Donald Trump’s slow-bleed takedown of GOP rival Ron DeSantis has so far drowned out discussion about the other high-stakes political pursuit of 2024: the battle for the Senate. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will face another well-funded challenger in 2024.

She said she has been 'in love' with Britain since her first visit as a teenager.Sen. Werner has secured a spot at the front of the crowds since Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's wedding in 1986. The Connecticut resident is no stranger to roughing it to catch a glimpse of royalty. James' Park, just outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall, is seen on May 2, 2023. 'If I'm going to come all this way, I want to be front-and-center.' Connecticut resident and royal family superfan Donna Werner's camping spot on the edge of London's St. Loves King Charles,' which she's hoping the king will spot during the procession. Werner decorated her camping spot with a U.S. A look at the Crown Jewels set to feature in King Charles' coronation.'It's definitely worth it, even if it rains.' 'Unless you're here, you can't even imagine the feeling in the air of excitement and the love,' Werner said. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport/Handout The king and queen will then be carried back to the palace along the same route later in the day. government shows the route that the procession carrying King Charles III will take from Buckingham Palace, down The Mall and then to Westminster Abbey, for his coronation on May 6, 2023. Here's what it might cost to check out King Charles' coronation in personĪ map provided by the U.K.For them, the climax of coronation day will be seeing the king roll past in the gilded Diamond Jubilee State Coach on his way to Westminster Abbey, and then return to Buckingham Palace several hours later in the Gold State Coach.

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