Maintaining a Democratic Senate majority this year was always going to be difficult, given lower mid-term turnout and that we did remarkably well in Senate elections six years ago.
About 10 races (AK, AR, CO, GA, IA, KS, KY, LA, NC, NH, SD) are quite close, and their outcomes will determine the next Senate majority.
With less than two weeks to Election Day, it may be too late to get a new message into voters' minds. But better late than never, Jonathan Alter at the Daily Beast has an idea that might work, and certainly can't hurt.
Focus on jobs, and reframe the major way government can do something about jobs from "infrastructure" to "rebuilding America."
And have Bill Clinton talk about that.
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