New polling out this week underscores the tightening relationship between the state of the presidential race and the battle for control of the Senate. …
In recent years, it’s become routine for competitive candidates in Senate races to win over 80 percent of the voters who back their party’s presidential nominee. An array of Quinnipiac and Marist Institute/NBC/Wall Street Journal polls this month show virtually every competitive Senate candidate in both parties crossing that threshold in the states that were surveyed. [cont.]
Ron Brownstein & Stephanie Czekalinski, National Journal