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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,

this is Potomac Watch.

The presidential race always gets top billing every four years,

but don't forget the contests for Congress.

Control of both the House and a senator up for grabs next week and

control of each will have a large say and would either Kamala Harris or Donald

Trump can achieve if they are elected. Welcome to Potomac Watch, the podcast of the Wall Street Journal opinion pages.

I'm Paul Geego, the editor of those pages.

I'm joined today by Kim Strassal and Kyle Peterson, my editorial page colleagues who've been following the races across

the country and let's get into the Senate which is critical for either president.

Democrats now control 51 seats. critical for

the Republicans when they're not control 51 seats after what was a well really a debacle in

2022 for the Republicans when they nominated some less than ideal candidates and Democrats picked up a seat.

This year Republicans have done a much better job under their campaign committee chairman

Steve Danes of Montana nominating better candidates. They're already all but

certain to gain West Virginia with Governor Jim Justice which would give them 50

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