SPY - Democrats Can't Retain Senate If Trump Wins Predicts Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel: 'That Has Enormous Implications' | Benzinga
Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel on Monday weighed in on the implications of a potential victory for former President Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election.
What Happened: If Trump wins, “there is no way the Democrats can hold the Senate even if they win every single…swing Democratic vote,” said Siegel, who also serves as Senior Economist to WisdomTree.
“It would be 50: 50,” he said.
Currently, the House is controlled by the Republicans by a laser-thin margin of 222:213, while Democrats have a slight majority in the Senate. There are 34 senate seats up for grabs in 2024, including a special election in Nebraska. Out of these, 23 are held by Democrats or Independents. Republicans could retake control with a net gain of two seats or by winning the 2024 presidential election along with a ...