Instead, they’re hoping voters can get pumped about Theresa Greenfield, Cal Cunningham and Sara Gideon.
“They’re struggling for direction and a message,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Todd Young .But Democrats argue that with Trump’s approval underwater in battleground states like Colorado, Arizona and Iowa, and a GOP primary brewing in North Carolina, they’re in position to take advantage of a potentially favorable environment.
Republicans scoff at the Democratic optimism. They argue Democrats’ early recruiting misses forced them to back little-known candidates who will face competitive primaries that drain resources and damage their eventual nominees. In North Carolina, national Democrats also are closely watching Cunningham, an Army veteran and former state senator who recently switched to the Senate race after previously launching a bid for lieutenant governor. Party leaders haven’t backed him, but he did earn the endorsement of former Sen. Kay Hagan and the advocacy group VoteVets.
Democrats face other potential primaries in states where they’ve landed recruits. In Texas, veteran MJ Hegar is running against Sen. John Cornyn — but two other potential candidates are still weighing bids: Amanda Edwards, a Houston City Council member, and state Sen. Royce West, who has met with Schumer and the DSCC. In Colorado, a large and growing field of candidates has left the party without a clear frontrunner.
Democrats smell blood broadly across the map, arguing that Trump’s poor poll numbers in several Senate battlegrounds gives them an opportunity to keep states in play where they’re not necessarily expected to be competitive.
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