Former State Senator Greg Brophy joins us for a very brief explanation of why Republicans will need to flip 5 state senate seats in November to retake the majority even though the current balance (after the flip of Sen Kevin Priola from Republican to Democrat) is 21-14 in favor of Democrats. joins us for a very brief explanation of why Republicans will need to flip 5 state senate seats in November to retake the majority even though the current balance (after the flip of Sen Kevin Priola from Republican to Democrat) is 21-14 in favor of Democrats.