The coronavirus and its economic fallout are top of mind for voters this November. But incumbents in Congress may benefit from the current crisis, experts say.
A global pandemic is challenging the way strategists are looking at the 2020 congressional elections.The coronavirus pandemic and related economic tailspin is expected to be the top issue that will determine how Americans vote this November, according to top party strategists working on 2020 races.
"Well as we saw after [the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001], crises tend to advantage the incumbents if they rise to the occasion and do the jobs well," he said,"You've got responsibilities, voters expect you to perform them, and most importantly in a crisis they pay attention to what you're doing.
Charlie Cook, a non-partisan election analyst, said the pandemic puts the impeachment of President Trump further out of voters' minds, which benefits the House Democrats running in Trump-won districts who voted for it."The more impeachment is in the rear view mirror, the better off they are," he said.
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