Georgia Senate runoff vote: What Warnock’s win means for him, the Senate and Georgia

To put it bluntly, the map of Senate contests for Democrats in 2024 is brutal. The party has to defend Democratic-controlled seats in conservative leaning states like Mr Manchin’s West Virginia, Montana and Ohio. They also have at-risk incumbents to protect in Nevada, Arizona and Wisconsin – states Democrats battled over this year (and, in Wisconsin’s case, lost).