The national media are scaling back their prediction for a Democratic "Blue wave" in the 2018 midterms, in light of a new poll that shows some Democrats are vulnerable and a healthy GOP turnout in Texas this week.
The website Axios on Thursday published a poll that showed "Big warning signs for Senate Democrats." It noted that in 10 states where Democrats are defending Senate seats, a Republican opponent polls either ahead or close to the Democrat in five of those states.
Those two events had many in the press paring back their predictions for a blue wave.
The Washington Post's Amber Phillips wrote that those results showed that "Momentum is on the Democrats' side, but no wave is guaranteed."
New Jersey elected a Democrat to take over as Republican Chris Christie finished his final term.
Virginia elected a Democratic governor and red state Alabama filled Attorney General Jeff Sessions' vacant Senate seat with Democrat Doug Jones in a special election.
In January, Vanity Fair said Democrats were "On the precipice of a blue midterm wave."
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/media-step-back-from-democrat-blue-wave-predictions/article/2651135
The website Axios on Thursday published a poll that showed "Big warning signs for Senate Democrats." It noted that in 10 states where Democrats are defending Senate seats, a Republican opponent polls either ahead or close to the Democrat in five of those states.
Those two events had many in the press paring back their predictions for a blue wave.
The Washington Post's Amber Phillips wrote that those results showed that "Momentum is on the Democrats' side, but no wave is guaranteed."
New Jersey elected a Democrat to take over as Republican Chris Christie finished his final term.
Virginia elected a Democratic governor and red state Alabama filled Attorney General Jeff Sessions' vacant Senate seat with Democrat Doug Jones in a special election.
In January, Vanity Fair said Democrats were "On the precipice of a blue midterm wave."
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/media-step-back-from-democrat-blue-wave-predictions/article/2651135
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