It's with the important caveats to not be complacent, or assume today's situation will be November's, that this reporting by Josh Kraushaar is offered. Some key excerpts:
"The bottom is falling out for Republican candidates across the country, from traditional battleground states to even heavily Republican strongholds like Alaska. While public polling shows President Trump badly behind in typical swing states, internal surveys from top pollsters are indicating trouble in surprising locales.The only way to make this a reality is to register, organize and volunteer, and vote. Vote like we're 5 points down. Take nothing for granted this time.
There are hints of the looming GOP shellacking all over. Joe Biden is up by a whopping 13 points in Trump’s new home state of Florida, according to a new Quinnipiac poll, as close to a must-win as it gets for the president. Trump is trailing in Texas by 1 point, consistent with other surveys showing the president in trouble in a state Republicans have carried in every election since 1976. Democrats are investing millions in Georgia, convinced that they can contest not just the presidential race but both Senate seats up for grabs in the traditionally red state. [snip]
Internal Republican divisions are also beginning to emerge, in ways that suggest the party is already looking ahead to a post-Trump future. Republicans are struggling to find consensus on a new coronavirus-relief package, a fight that pits fiscal conservatives wary of spending additional public money against the risk of economic calamity that awaits if they don’t. [snip]
This is the sign of a political death spiral. At this point, Republicans would be content to suffer through another blue-wave election, holding out hope the Senate could remain narrowly in Republican hands. Right now, Republicans are staring at the reality of a historic tsunami, wiping out all their avenues of power in a rebuke against a hapless president." (our emphasis)
We can join the fight, too, by contributing what we can in these challenging times to flip the Senate (see our post below for links).
