Democrat is leading COLLAPSE in the senate contests in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

Democrat is leading COLLAPSE in the senate contests in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

Ahead of the November Senate elections next month, where progressive candidates are criticised for being too radical, Democratic leads in two key battleground states are eroding.

According to the most recent round of public polling, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has a nearly two-point lead over Democrat Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin (48.6 to 46.7).

Recent polling in Pennsylvania indicates that the race for Republican Sen. Pat Toomey's seat is statistically tied after Democrat John Fetterman dropped from double-digit leads in August to just four points ahead of Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Republicans would only need to flip one seat currently held by a Democrat if they managed to hold onto Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in addition to all the other states that Donald Trump won in 2020.

In Wisconsin, voters find both the Republican and the Democratic candidate 'too extreme.'

According to a Fox News poll released last week, which showed Johnson leading by 4 points, 44 percent of Wisconsin voters judged Democrat Barnes to be "too extreme" - up from 30 percent in August - while 43 percent felt the same about Johnson.

Like Fetterman, Republicans are telling voters that Barnes is soft on crime, launching a position he staked out in the primary against cash bail into the spotlight.