Before the election, we took a way-too-early look at the 2020 battleground — in the U.S. Senate. We landed on this takeaway: Democrats really couldn’t afford to lose much ground in the 2018 elections or they’d dig themselves into a hole for 2020. Well, with the special-election runoff in Mississippi now over, we finally have a sense of how Democrats will be positioned in two years. In short, don’t be surprised if Republicans maintain control.
The Senate battleground is certainly better for Democrats in 2020 than it was this year, but it will still be an uphill climb. CONT.
Nathaniel Rakich, FiveThirtyEight