“Despite the fact that presidential cycles tend to benefit Democrats in terms of turnout, recruitment was not easy last cycle,” Kelly said. The Democratic Party is face an uphill climb in the Senate in general, but particularly this year: Democrats are defending 25 of the 34 seats up for grabs. Mark Fraley, chairman of the Monroe County, Indiana Democratic Party, said that Democrats on the ground are fired up, and Republicans are checking out. That can allow those two candidates to finish one and two, while Democrats split the remainder among themselves. HuffPost Survey: Should Democrats in Congress resist Trump across the word, or work with him where there is common ground?

Source: Huffington Post March 11, 2017 17:37 UTC