Posted on 08/26/2016 10:38:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, aware of the dead weight that Donald J. Trump has placed on their vulnerable Republican colleagues, can taste a reclaimed majority.
But just as Senate Republicans blew their chances in 2010 and 2012 before finally taking control in 2014, Democrats find themselves hobbled by less-than-stellar candidates in races that could make the difference in winning a majority.
In Pennsylvania, Katie McGinty, a relatively unknown former federal official who has never held elective office, is ahead in polls but lags Hillary Clinton’s large lead in the state. In Florida, a nasty primary between two flawed candidates could harm the Democrats’ chance to unseat Senator Marco Rubio.
Several high-profile Democrats turned down the chance to challenge Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina before they settled on a civil liberties lawyer, Deborah Ross, who is not necessarily a good fit for suburban voters there. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat and former state attorney general now running for an open seat in Nevada, has also failed to catch fire.
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...Trump is going to be a drag on the down-ticket candidates!
Bill Kristol told me so!
It’s not the weak bench.
It’s the stink at the top of the ticket!
The emperor can always fill the bench with more lackeys.
“Weak bench” isn’t the problem.
Caligula made his horse a Senator.
The DNC made Al Franken, Hillary Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama Senators.
After all, if a president who is not authorized to spend a dime can send 1.3 billion dollars, and $400,000,000 in unmarked currencies to illegal foreign regimes in just one week, I'd say the senate should disband and do something useful. Like pick up trash on the interstate.
Trump is not going to be a drag on the ticket.
I know you disagree with that, but the GOPe probably still believes it.
Folks who vote for a guy, generally want him to be able to get things done. For that reason, they are more likely to vote for others in his party.
She does not care one whit about down ticket candidates, or whether or not they control the senate or house. All she wants is the title of POTUS, period. Every one else can go to hell..................
Psyops.
Still, the GOP has no business losing Senate seats in red states such as Montana, North Dakota, Indiana. The Democrats didn’t steal them. Colorado? Another wasted opportunity. We can get lucky in Maine if LePage runs in 18’. Dodge the bullet in Illinois, Wisconsin, and N.H.? unlikely. Rinos are ok in the red states but S.C. is unacceptable.
If Trump does win as much as I expect, it will be absolute devastation on the down ticket. The best outcome is if the over-polling continues and the Dems stay home. It may just be a bloodbath for them.
Boo fricken hoo! Commie bastids anyway! ...
That logic escapes, especially considering the fact that there is nothing normal about this election cycle.
Has applying the old logic worked so far?
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