That’s the contrast we’ll have to make, and we will make it.”When it comes to Republicans, Democrats know what they want to campaign on. House and Senate Democrats have already staked out their “Better Deal” framework, a collection of issues including cheaper prescription drugs and expanded rural broadband. Senate Democrats unveil ‘better deal’ on trade with new restrictions on outsourcing and foreign dealsHouse Democrats are focused, first, on wining the wealthy, well-educated suburbs that do not support Trump. But Senate Democrats need to first defend incumbents in five states that Trump won by at least 19 percentage points, and those Democrats are not looking for a broad national message. In 2006, Republicans lost the House and Senate as George W. Bush’s White House struggled with the Iraq War.

Source: Washington Post May 12, 2018 14:37 UTC