Democratic strategist Joe Trippi sounded pretty upbeat in a conversation with Bill Kristol on his party’s chances in the midterm elections.
His observations at this point:
- Democrats stand to increase their margin in the Senate because Republicans have nominated such bad candidates.
- The election is moving away from being a pure referendum on Biden.
- The repeal of Roe v. Wade has energized Democratic voters.
- The House has become less swingy because of prior redistricting, so Republican gains there may be muted.
Jonathan Last: “My initial reaction to all of this is that it sounds too good to be true. We can’t have nice things. This is the darkest timeline. Etc. But on the other hand, there is no one I respect more than Trippi when it comes to nuts-and-bolts political analysis.”
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