Candidate quality — perhaps Democrats’ biggest advantage this midterm cycle — may not be as decisive as it once seemed.
Candidate quality — perhaps Democrats’ biggest advantage this cycle — may not be as decisive as it once seemed.
Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman swept the Democratic primary because of that blue-collar appeal. But ads battering him on crime, along with the reaction to last week's debate, have dimmed Democratic optimism about winning the bellwether Senate race. Ohio Senate nominee Tim Ryan represented a working-class northeast Ohio district in the House, and focused his campaign on union members and pitching an everyman appeal. His moderate campaign has won over some skeptics, but he still faces a difficult challenge in a red-trending state that Donald Trump carried by 8 points.extreme or unprepared Republican nominees may not be as big a liability as they once seemed.
With the growing possibility of a red wave, it's possible that some flawed MAGA-aligned candidates could win despite their political struggles.Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Mitch McConnell, stopped investing in those races because they weren't sold on the caliber of those GOP nominees. But polling is showing both races competitive, and are still winnable for Republicans if there's a big red wave.
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