Ebola Isn’t Helping Democrats

First Read: “With now another American testing positive for Ebola — this time an American doctor in New York who had been treating Ebola patients in Guinea — it’s worth asking: What is the real impact of the political conversation turning, once again, to Ebola? And here’s our answer: It gives Republican candidates another opportunity to nationalize their races. Democrats, as we’ve said before, want to localize their races and paint the portrait that their opponents are too radical… But every day that the conversation is a big national issue — whether it’s Ebola, ISIS, or something else — Democrats lose an opportunity to make their closing argument.”

Charlie Cook says “the concern surrounding Ebola is part of a continuum of problems for the administration–among which have been the Internal Revenue Service investigation of conservative groups, Benghazi, problems at the Veterans Affairs Department, and the problematic HealthCare.gov launch–rather than a new and distinct issue.”

Wonk Wire: Who’s to blame for the Ebola hysteria?