States that once seemed out of reach are now battlegrounds as presidential race affects contests for upper chamber

Senate Republicans are fighting to protect their majority, as incumbents face a wave of competitive races in states once thought to be out of reach for Democrats but which are now battlegrounds in an election season shaped by Donald Trump.

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