Opinion: Democrats’ path to victory in the Senate may be not easy, but Schumer isn’t discouraged
By Karen Tumulty Karen Tumulty Columnist covering national politics Email Bio Follow Columnist May 2 at 6:19 PM When Georgia’s biggest political star left Sen. Charles E. Schumer at the altar earlier this week, Republicans cheered.
In Montana, Gov. Steve Bullock is also expected to soon announce a presidential bid, after ruling out a challenge to incumbent Republican Sen. Steve Daines. And in Iowa, Rep. Cindy Axne, who flipped a House seat to Democratic in the 2018 midterms, announced she is staying put, rather than challenging GOP Sen. Joni Ernst.
But even if the next president is a Democrat, the consequences of their party falling short in the Senate would be crippling. Democrats have an exceedingly narrow route to retaking the majority, particularly if they cannot expand the battlefield, as Abrams might have in Georgia. And it is still early. At this point in the 2014 cycle, Democrats were scoffing at the emerging GOP Senate field, much as Republicans are now.
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