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Can Dems take the Senate even without Maine?

To take control of the Senate in this year's midterm elections, Democrats have to pick up four Senate seats and lose none. If they can't unseat Susan Collins in Maine, do they still have a path to regaining control? CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten unpacks the polling numbers and prediction markets in races across the country.

The Boston Globe's Jackie Kucinich and CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny also examine the Senate prospects for Democrats.

0:00 Can Dems net 4 Senate seats without Maine? 0:45 What's the path for Dems to regain Senate control even if Collins wins in Maine? 2:40 Where else do Dems have a chance to pick up Senate seats? 3:37 Kucinich: "Susan Collins always has a tough race." 5:27 Zeleny: "It's still an uphill challenge to win control of the Senate." 7:05 Platner on his Maine primary win 7:59 Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on his hopes that the Democrats can take the Senate

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