The Democrats have a "blue wave" of momentum building for the 2018 midterms, thanks to a motivated base, success in special elections and a low approval rating for President Trump. Will that be enough to take back the House and the Senate? Democrats figure to have a good day Tuesday in Pennsylvania. They’ll either win or come close to winning a special election for an open House seat, in a district that President Donald Trump carried by 20 percentage points and that should be a lock for the Republicans. Democrats will take that as a sign that they are well-positioned to win back control of the House this year, and maybe the Senate, because they have well-funded candidates, a party base highly motivated by disdain for the president, and a key constituency in...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 12, 2018 14:02 UTC