Control of the US Senate will be decided by razor thin margins, a new survey has found, with Republicans and Democrats neck-and-neck in the key states of Georgia and Nevada, while Joe Biden’s party holds a slim lead in Pennsylvania and Arizona.
In an ominous sign for Donald Trump – who has endorsed some of the more controversial nominees -Â more people said that they wanted Republicans to gain control of the senate, but they preferred the Democrat candidates in their state.
The new poll by The New York Times and Siena College found that in Arizona,  Democrat Senator Mark Kelly is leading Republican challenger Blake Masters by 51 per cent to 45 per cent.
In Georgia, Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock leads former NFL star Herschel Walker by 49 per cent to 46 per cent.
In Pennsylvania, voters were evenly split on which party they wanted to control the Senate, but slightly favoured Democrat Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman over TV personality Dr Mehmet Oz, 49 per cent to 44 per cent. Pollsters were keen to point out that much of the survey was done before their debate, where Mr Fetterman struggled, having suffered a stroke earlier in the campaign.