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‘They’re nuts!’ CNN data guru flags ‘bonkers’ polling that threatens ruby-red Senate seats

CNN's top numbers cruncher could barely contain himself over new polling that has Republicans sweating Senate seats they long took for granted. Harry Enten, CNN's chief data analyst, told anchor Kaitlan Collins on Thursday's episode of "The Source with Kaitlan Collins" that fresh CNN surveys out of Texas and Kansas left him floored.

"I saw these numbers come out today. And to me, they were bonkers. They're nuts," Enten said. Collins opened the segment by noting that Democrats "might be within striking distance of taking control of the Senate" heading into Tuesday's election, a prospect she said seemed out of reach even to Democrats a couple of months ago.

Likely voters in Michigan and Texas, both of which President Donald Trump won in 2024, prefer the Democratic Senate candidates in their states, she reported, while races in battleground Maine and "ruby red" Kansas are too close to call. Enten started in Texas , where Democrats have spent years hearing that the next cycle would be the…