Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for the Senate Democrats' leadership election in the Manfield Room in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Bill Clark) ...

And if Democrats lose control of the Senate in the fall, they face this stark reality: They don’t have an easy road back to the majority given the seats that will be up for grabs in 2026 and 2028.

The result is that Democrats are staring at a very difficult hill to climb in their bid to reclaim the Senate majority. The new reality of a map can be seen by looking back just 22 years, in Bush ...