Momentum shifts in battle for Senate
Source: The Hill
Democrats are seizing on Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s (R-N.H.) remarks at a debate that Donald Trump is “absolutely” a role model for children as a pivotal moment in the race for the Senate majority.
The Democrats see Ayotte’s comments, which she immediately sought to walk back, as a potential turning point not only in the tight New Hampshire race but also in the broader fight across a host of battleground states.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a digital ad Tuesday that simply contains unedited footage of the moment, while liberal star Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued a stream of tweets ripping Ayotte.
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Non-partisan experts think Democrats are still likely to recapture the majority. But the Democratic wave that appeared to be forming when Trump was running roughshod through the GOP primaries has dissipated.
“I still think I’d rather be Democrats than Republicans. I still think that they can get a majority but just barely, which is a far cry from what we were talking about six months ago,” said Jennifer Duffy, senior editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/299313-momentum-shifts-in-battle-for-senate
Long article worth reading if you find the time.
We still have a lot of work to do tying the GOP candidates to Trump, but it's doable.
For fun here's the 538 polls plus prediction: http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/senate/?ex_cid=2016-forecast
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