Some Democrats Say Race in South Carolina Is Winnable

New York Times: “Dr. Andrews, a pediatrician, is running for a seat that no Democratic candidate this century has come within eight points of winning. Even some of her most ardent supporters, in what may prove to be the most favorable midterm for Democrats in years, sense that her bid is a long shot.”

“Yet there is also some reason for optimism. Dr. Andrews is running against Senator Darline Graham, a political novice facing skeptics within her own party, at a time when the political environment is rapidly deteriorating for Republicans. Democrats are tied or in the lead in Senate races in five reliably Republican states, according to new New York Times/Siena University polls. That puts victories in Kansas, Mississippi and South Carolina within the party’s sight lines, if at their outer reaches.”

“Dr. Andrews will emerge next month as either a symbol of a massive Democratic comeback, or a cautionary tale of the limits of progressive optimism.”