Democrats gain new momentum in fight for Senate majority

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Democrats gain new momentum in fight for Senate majority
By Alexander Bolton - 04/19/20 04:57 PM EDT

The battle for the Senate majority is tightening as the coronavirus threatens to plunge the economy into a severe recession and as President Trump’s handling of the crisis comes under increased scrutiny.

With Election Day just more than six months away, some Senate Democratic candidates are starting to outraise vulnerable Republican incumbents in states where Trump’s approval rating has taken a hit.

Senate Republicans, who control 53 seats, are still the favorite to retain control of the chamber, but Democrats are narrowing the gap.

“Broadly, over the last several months, the Senate has overall gotten more competitive to the point where I don’t know if it’s quite 50-50 in terms of the battle for control — maybe you’d slightly rather be the Republicans — but I think it’s become very competitive,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor at Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.

“States like North Carolina and Maine have gotten better and better for Democrats throughout the cycle,” he added.

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Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s top infectious disease expert, gave critics some ammo last week when he said more lives could have been saved if the country had shut down earlier. Fauci later walked back the remarks, saying it was the "wrong choice of words" after the president shared a tweet that included the hashtag "#FireFauci."

And this has what to do with anything?