Can Democrats ride an anti-Trump wave to retake the House and Senate?
As of Labor Day weekend, the unofficial start of the campaign’s final stretch, the electoral map is bigger than Republicans are comfortable with. Bolstered by Republican nominee Donald Trump’s unpopularity with non-white, female and suburban voters, Democrats have recruited candidates in enough Senate and House races to potentially flip control of both chambers.
Democrats’ chances are strongest in the Senate, where they now lead in enough races to eke out a majority, with hopes of putting more in play should Trump continue to falter throughout the fall.
Republicans, playing defense, are asking voters to look past Trump and to question whether they really trust Clinton’s party to fix Washington.
“Wisconsin will need me to be a check and balance on her,” Sen. Ron Johnson said when asked about the prospect of a Clinton presidency, before adding that he would “work my tail off trying to find areas agreeing with her as well.”
Johnson is one of dozens of Republicans asking voters to thread that needle, from the suburbs of Philadelphia to the exurbs of central California. After winning his primary last week, for instance, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) offered his own check-and-balance pitch in a new ad.
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