Democrats’ Feared Red October Arrives Before the Midterms
Democrats’ Feared Red October Arrives Before the Midterms
Democrats will be the beneficiaries of what observers say is their worst fears from their defeat in 2016, which they feared was their last stand as the party of big government.
Democrats will be the beneficiaries of what observers say is their worst fears from their defeat in 2016, which they feared was their last stand as the party of big government.
Democrats will be the beneficiaries of what observers say is their worst fears from their defeat in 2016, which they feared was their last stand as the party of big government.
WASHINGTON — With the political environment shifting so dramatically in President Trump’s favor, Democrats have set their sights on the midterms as a proving ground for their future in Congress.
The stakes are high. If they are to survive the upcoming midterm elections, Democrats risk the loss of their House majority, as well as the majority in the U.S. Senate, where they need to pick up at least two seats to sustain control.
“The Republicans got back into power with the help of the economy and people don’t understand that,” said Michael Caputo, a Democratic strategist. “People feel like the economy is still on the rise, they just don’t see yet how dramatically it will rebound once they get back into power.”
Republicans, meanwhile, have pledged to block the Democratic plans for health care, tax reform and other policies that Republicans say they will undo in their first seven months in power.
After last year’s midterm elections, the GOP suffered an embarrassing defeat that could have reverberations down the road.
Republicans gained seats in the House and saw gains in the Senate, but Democrats claimed the Senate and gained the balance of power in the House, where the parties will meet in November’s elections for the House majority.
While Democrats had their biggest electoral performance in over a century, a year ago, they won a narrow majority. Now, as they face an even more challenging environment in the coming months, they’ve set their eyes on a much more favorable one.
The environment is about to change as the first major