Trump gets the news FEARED with HUGE election update

A year ago, the Democratic Party viewed the Senate map as difficult, but now, due to successful candidate recruitment, there is a clear and viable path to flipping the Senate. This assessment marks a significant change in strategic optimism.

A year later, things look very different. Uh yes, it still looks great in terms of flipping the House. But now in the Senate, there is a very clear, very viable path to flipping the Senate, and it's because we've had some extraordinary recruitment successes...

Success in recruiting strong, well-known candidates in competitive states is driving the improved Senate outlook. Examples include Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Roy Cooper in North Carolina, and Mary Peltola in Alaska, who are making these races highly competitive or even leading.

So, in Ohio, for example, we were hoping that Sherid Brown would run for the Senate... North Carolina, the Democratic governor Roy Cooper decided to run... Mary Pelola made the decision just a day or two ago go to run. She's probably the most popular politician in Alaska.

The Democratic strategy for resource allocation involves starting broad by recruiting strong candidates everywhere. The belief is that providing initial seed money and support allows candidates to gain traction, making a state competitive, which then attracts further funding and grassroots support.

Uh yes, resources are finite, but what I've seen in the past is when people are given some seed money and some help and some early support and gain traction and they suddenly put a state in contention, the money follows.

The midterm elections are framed as an absolutely essential opportunity to establish checks and constraints on the executive branch. Gaining majorities in Congress would allow for real oversight, prevent confirmations of undesirable nominees, and counteract perceived abuses of power.

Putting some check on that, putting some constraint on that is absolutely essential... If we gain the majority in the Senate or the House or both, we get back in the business of doing real oversight in putting a real check on the president's power...

Senator Schiff argues that economic issues, particularly the affordability crisis, are deeply connected to the health of democracy. When people struggle economically, they become more susceptible to demagogues, making economic stability a prerequisite for a solid democratic footing.

I think the economic issues are are deeply intertwined with the democracy issues. I think the reason our democracy is in trouble is that the economy has not been working for millions of people... So, we need to keep in mind we're not going to place the democracy on a solid footing until our economy is until it's working for people again.