# Susan Davis: Davis said Republicans are well positioned to flip Montana's Senate seat, that Trump will carry Montana at the presidential level, and that the overall battle for the Senate tilts toward Republicans.

**Claimed:** Sep 5, 2024
**Pundit:** Susan Davis — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/susan-davis
**Outlet:** The NPR Politics Podcast — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-npr-politics-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
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3 checkable claims — 2 race winners and 1 control of congres — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

All 3 have settled, averaging 100 out of 100, against 33.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> And if Republicans flip Montana, which they are in a very good position to do, they have the majority.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- “the battle for control of Congress is still very tight, and the bottom line that, the senate tilts towards Republicans has stayed pretty static”
  - Kind: Control of Congress
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess
- “Trump going to campaign in a place like Montana Right. Recently, like, that wasn't about Trump. He's gonna win that state.”
  - Kind: Race Winners
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess
- “And if Republicans flip Montana, which they are in a very good position to do, they have the majority.”
  - Kind: Race Winners
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess

## More race winners

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Erick-Woods Erickson: On Election Day, Erickson forecasts that Republicans will lose their House majority while holding the Senate, and picks Rick Jackson to beat Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia's governor race. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8ed3ad25-c945-43a6-8198-74886bbd2522 (scored 0)
- Carl Cannon: Cannon picked Democrats to win Michigan, Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Texas, Iowa and Kansas while Republicans hold South Carolina and Nebraska, took Michelle Tafoya as an upset special in Minnesota, and said Democrats would gain more than 30 House seats. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/635f269d-3c71-4998-9a1f-24cab744db76 (scored 100)
- Andrew Walworth: Walworth was the most bullish on Republicans, picking Mike Rogers in Michigan and GOP holds in Alaska, South Carolina, Maine, Nebraska and Iowa while giving Democrats Ohio, Texas, Kansas and Minnesota, leaving a 50-50 Senate with Republicans in control. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1691eed0-1c56-418d-be99-1b448f0d3679 (scored 100)
- Tom Bevan: Bevan picked Democrats to win Michigan, Alaska, Texas, Kansas and North Carolina while Republicans hold Ohio, South Carolina, Nebraska, Iowa and Maine, giving Democrats a net gain of four and a 51-49 Senate majority, plus a House gain of about 26 seats. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b5c1c97f-66d7-4b7d-b6d5-085f46495a06 (scored 0)
- Spencer Kimball: Kimball said Susan Collins would hold their Maine Senate seat despite most polls showing them behind, and projected Democrats winning the House with roughly 235-240 seats, a gain of more than 20; they called the Senate a toss-up and made no call there. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/23d6b8f8-ab6a-4dab-bdcb-5b515223983c (scored 0)
- Buck Sexton: Buck Sexton said Florida's "red wall" would hold, expressing confidence that Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody would win their statewide races there, and they called Marsha Blackburn's Tennessee governor bid essentially locked up. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/07a8919e-a9b3-4d37-b164-a40a2a42c548 (scored 100)

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