The Senate Races Are Breaking Bad Already
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
Every Senate race gets nationalized in the end, and that's why the early wobble in the battleground map matters. A few months ago, Republicans thought the candidates were strong enough to outrun the headwinds. Now the polls say the headwinds are **gale-force**.
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Mid-September polling is not the last word, but if Trump’s approval rating is below 40 on Election Day, it’s grisly news for the GOP.
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Every Senate race gets nationalized in the end, and that's why the early wobble in the battleground map matters. A few months ago, Republicans thought the candidates were strong enough to outrun the headwinds. Now the polls say the headwinds are gale-force. The lesson is not that the candidates failed. The lesson is that the White House has to get its numbers up, and fast.
President Trump's approval rating is the weather system for all of this. If it sits below 40 on Election Day, the math for Senate Republicans becomes grisly no matter how good their local messaging is. We've seen it before. But we've also.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.