Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures at supporters during a campaign event at the Taylor Allderdice High School, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Credit: AP) With Hillary Clinton’s election seeming increasingly likely, Democratic Party leaders are now ramping up their efforts to retake the Senate. Over the weekend, Clinton called on voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina to support the Democratic Senate candidates in those states (Katie McGinty and Deborah Ross, respectively) and reject the Republican incumbents, Sen.