Senate Races That Will Define the Democratic Party

Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/23/2028-democrats-ai-bernie-sanders" rel="noopener nofollow">2028 Dems dodge on Bernie&#39;s push to pause AI development — www.axios.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/carney-trump-tariffs-us-canada-liberal-leader-support" rel="noopener nofollow">Mark Carney&#39;s defiance of Trump has Canada cheering — www.axios.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/supreme-court-mail-in-ballot-rules" rel="noopener nofollow">Supreme Court upholds Trump&#39;s order to overhaul mail-in ballots — www.axios.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/08/24/can_david_hume_save_the_democratic_party_708889.html" rel="noopener nofollow">Can David Hume Save the Democratic Party? — www.realclearpolitics.com

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:31:28 GMT

Now that primary season has nearly come to a close, the Democratic Party has a better sense of where things stand ahead of the general election, and, in most cases, the next few months ought to be a highly competitive sprint to November's finish line.