Four Reasons to Be Hopeful If You’re a Democrat

After a summer in which it looked like Democrats might be able to buck historical trends for a midterm campaign, the political news suddenly turned bleak for the party over the last month or so.

Polls, race ratings and analysis mostly suggest Democrats will lose the House and have no better than a 50-50 shot at keeping control of the Senate. If you pay close attention to the indicators, it’s quite possible to conclude a red wave is forming.