Analysis: Why possible Democratic Senate candidates shouldn’t necessarily balk at running in red states
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York on April 3. By Philip Bump Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics Email Bio Follow May 13 at 1:19 PM For Democrats, the obvious best-case result from the 2020 election is that President Trump is defeated and Democrats retake the Senate while holding the House. The worst case involves Trump being reelected.
If you’re thinking about running for Senate in, say, Montana — where Trump will almost certainly win in 2020 — that’s daunting. Are Trump voters going to cast a ballot for Bullock? Another thing that happened in 2018 is that the margin of support between the presidential and Senate candidates in each race widened after narrowing very consistently since 2004. In other words, not only have red states been electing Republicans to the Senate more consistently , the margins by which those Senate candidates win have mirrored one another more closely.We can look at this another way.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opinion | Why recruiting big names for the Senate hurts the Democratic PartyNow the field is open for fresh faces without baggage to establish themselves and grow the party's roster of candidates.
Read more »
Analysis | The Technology 202: This is why Uber's global expansion poses risks as it goes publicOperating in 63 countries means it's not just U.S. regulators the company must heed.
Read more »
Analysis | Why Russia is the big winner of the Iran deal falloutRussia has benefited the most from the sequence of events that began a year ago, when Trump announced that the United States was leaving the deal.
Read more »
Analysis | Why at least 3,500 parents may be having regrets after last night’s ‘Game of Thrones’Analysis: Why at least 3,500 parents may be having regrets after last night’s 'Game of Thrones'
Read more »
Why Trump's claim of executive privilege is differentMaybe what's going on with Trump and Congress and executive privilege is relatively tame, since it has to do only with a report on allegations of Russian election interference and obstruction of justice.
Read more »
Why Congress can't rein in TrumpHouse Democrats might as well save everyone's time and declare the entire Trump administration in contempt of Congress.
Read more »
Why Golden State Isn’t Hated Like Other Great TeamsThe Golden State Warriors are well on their way to yet another NBA championship, writes our columnist. But why don’t we loathe them?
Read more »
A New Version Of The Mueller Report Has Been Released In Response To A BuzzFeed News LawsuitThe new version released Monday further explains why certain details were redacted.
Read more »
Opinion | How to talk to voters about foreign policyDemocrats must explain in concrete terms what the goals are and why they will benefit Americans.
Read more »