What is this election year about? Is it jobs and the economy? Immigration and the border crisis? Obamacare? Women’s health issues? The VA scandal? The minimum wage? A world in turmoil? The image of House Republicans? Anger toward Washington? Power?
The signals are mixed. The playing field tilts toward the Republicans, but will the normal patterns of midterm elections allow Republicans to achieve their overriding goal of taking control of the Senate? Is there something driving the year? Politicians aren’t sure. CONT.
Dan Balz, Washington Post