… As our politics has become more and more nationalized, it’s gotten harder for an individual Senate candidate to perform much better (or worse) than the presidential nominee from his/her party. That’s both good news and bad news for Democrats. Democrats don’t need to ‘outperform’ Biden’s showing in order to hold the Senate. But, they also can’t underperform the president by even the smallest margin. And, if Biden’s job approval ratings are as anemic in November as they are today, that’s going to be a much bigger undertow for even blue state candidates to manage. CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report with Amy Walter