Now even Senate races have caught COVID-19.
The gain of three or four seats that Democrats need is a target that analysts in both parties say is in reach, at least at the moment.
has been strengthened in a close contest thanks to the media attention and generally good marks he's gotten for handling the coronavirus in his present job as governor."The current political environment is definitely challenging for Republican chances of holding a Senate majority," said Tim Cameron, the chief digital strategist at the GOP Senate campaign arm in 2014 and 2016, when Republicans gained and then held control. Nevada Sen.
"Trump is driving the narrative," Jessica Taylor, Senate editor at"The Cook Political Report," said in an interview. "We see voters have really soured on President Trump and his performance, and Senate Republicans are feeling that down-ballot." What's more, several of the Senate battlegrounds are in states that have been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic, including Arizona and Georgia.The repercussions of a Democratic takeover of the Senate would be enormous, especially as optimism about the party's chances of winning the White House grow. A Democratic Senate would be much more likely to enact the sweeping initiatives that the party's presumptive presidential nominee, Joe Biden, is now preparing to submit if he wins.
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