Democrats hope to deliver Trump stinging defeats in special elections
House races in Kansas and Georgia will test whether anger at Trump will translate into votes.
By Steven Shepard
04/11/17 11:49 AM EDT
Democrats are about to find out how far anger can take them.
Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Democratic voters’ hostility toward the new administration has been evident in national polling, in rallies and protests in cities and airports, and on social media.
But outside a handful of small legislative races over the past four months, there hasn’t been a true test of the new, Trump-driven political dynamic at the ballot box. Tuesday, however, begins a series of special elections that will examine whether increased Democratic enthusiasm can deal Trump stinging defeats and reshape the narrative a year-and-a-half before the midterms.
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