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The Contrarian: Democrats Can Flip The Senate By Winning 4 Of These 6 States! (w/ Dan Pfeiffer)
How can Democrats pull off a massive victory and take back the Senate majority?
In this breakdown, The Contrarian’s Jen Rubin sits down with political strategist and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer to map out the exact path to victory. Pfeiffer pulls back the curtain on the upcoming midterm landscape, revealing why the race for control comes down to a hyper-specific map. While there are 6 critical states heavily in play, Pfeiffer explains why Democrats can completely flip the Senate by winning just 4 of them. That means if Democrats can flip 4 of Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Texas, and Iowa, then the Senate is theirs.
From James Talarico’s historic opportunity in Texas to a sleeper independent surge in Nebraska, this is the ultimate, data-driven guide to the election map. Plus, Dan details why voters are desperate to see the entire system torn down, how the highly unpopular war in Iran is hammering Trump's polling, and the massive messaging mistake Democrats are making on corruption. - 05/26/2026.