近几个月来的头条新闻集中在民主党如何在全国红州地区取得进展。但拥有53比47多数席位的共和党，仍有很大机会保住参议院。以下是他们可能做到的方式：守住本土阵地。共和党将不得不在堪萨斯州、密西西比州和南卡罗来纳州等深红州击退民主党，避免出现任何重大冷门。
How the GOP Could Keep Control of Senate Headlines in recent months have focused on how Democrats are making inroads in red parts of the country. But Republicans, who start with a majority of 53-47, still have a good chance of keeping the Senate. Here’s how they could do it: Defend their home turf. Republicans will have to brush back Democrats in deep-red states like Kansas, Mississippi and South Carolina and avoid any big upsets.
限制在战场州的失利。民主党有望翻转北卡罗来纳州，并在包括爱荷华州、俄亥俄州、德克萨斯州、缅因州和阿拉斯加州在内的一组竞争激烈的州中有更多夺取席位的机会。如果共和党能成功守住其中超过两个州，他们就有望保住多数席位。
Limit their battleground losses. Democrats are on track to flip North Carolina and have good chances for additional pickups in a group of closely competitive states including Iowa, Ohio, Texas, Maine and Alaska. If Republicans can successfully defend more than two of these, they could be on track to preserving their majority.
发动一些反击。共和党候选人有机会在密歇根州、明尼苏达州和新罕布什尔州翻转民主党席位。只要其中任何一个州得手，共和党的处境就会好得多。
Make some counterattacks. GOP candidates have chances to flip Democratic seats in Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire. Just one of those would put Republicans in a much stronger position.