Cook Political Report Moves Pennsylvania Senate Race to ‘Toss-Up’, Nebraska Race to ‘Lean Republican’

The Cook Political Report, an influential source in political circles, on Oct. 21 moved the Senate race in Pennsylvania to a “toss-up” and the one in Nebraska to “lean R.” The Pennsylvania Senate race between incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and millionaire businessman and army veteran Dave McCormick has become close in recent weeks with the latter closing the gap on the former, who has been in the Senate since 2007. The GOP and Democrats have spent $140.8 million and $139.5 million, respectively, on ads in the Pennsylvania Senate race, according to Cook, which cited AdImpact. “While public polling in the Keystone State still shows Democratic Sen. Bob Casey with a slight lead, both Republican and Democratic internal polls show this is now a margin-of-error race, with Casey holding a slim, statistically insignificant lead of between one and two points,” wrote Cook’s Jessica Taylor, who covers Senate races....