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    With Two weeks Left, a Look at Four Wildcard Senate Races

    President Bush is not promising to "stay the course" any more, but changing the message won't make bad news sound any better. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said today that Iraq is "on the verge of chaos," and that's the main reason his party may lose its majority in the Senate.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Bush is not promising to "stay the course" any more, but changing the message won't make bad news sound any better. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said today that Iraq is "on the verge of chaos," and that's the main reason his party may lose its majority in the Senate. Exactly two weeks from election day, Democrats have their eyes on a prize that was thought to be out of their reach just a few weeks ago. Political handicappers are focused on Missouri and Virginia, where Republican incumbents are in trouble; and Tennessee, where Republican Bill Frist is stepping down. Democrats have to win at least two, but it won't be easy. We get reports from all three states, and from New Jersey, where an incumbent Democrat just might lose.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Ron Brownstein

      Senior Editor, The Atlantic; political analyst, CNN; author

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      Halimah Abdullah

      Political Reporter, The Memphis Commercial Appeal

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      David Kimball

      Associate Professor for Political Science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    The Democrats and the United States Senate
    1. 1:42US and Iraq Agree to Plan on Security Timeline
    2. 7:36With Two weeks Left, a Look at Four Wildcard Senate RacesYou’re reading this
    3. 43:22The Dirt on Kenny Rogers
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